But the young man’s enormous ego often caused problems that Houseman had to smooth over. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“God, here we go...let’s fight to protect our ego....” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But still, their ego is big enough they feel pretty comfortable. Just don’t you feel any comfort. Not yet.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Mine was simple: a “KK” with a circle around it, standing for Kid Kupid, an alter ego I assumed to advertise my largely imaginary prowess with the young ladies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He’s very fast for someone on crutches, and I’m convinced he’s not participating in a Spartan Race because he wouldn’t want to hurt the fragile male egos of his opponents. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A smaller ego, I thought, but I said nothing. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was a tiny white thread of ego—cold and afraid. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of him as Baba’s quiet alter ego, my writing mentor, my pal, the one who never forgot to bring me a souvenir, a saughat, when he returned from a trip abroad. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

New York always awakened a sense of awe in me, big and busy enough to dwarf anyone's ego. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But while the failure of Ashton’s hurt Luma’s ego, it was also an opportunity to focus her life on more important things. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was enchanted with himself, lost in his own ego. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The woman had assaulted my ego; she had assumed that she knew my place in life, what I felt, what I ought to be, and I resented it with all my heart. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We honed our egos on her, padded our characters with her frailty, and yawned in the fantasy of our strength. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no time to worry about a teenage girl’s bruised ego. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Conferences dragged, producers got inspirations that had to carefully get shot down, directors needed their egos soothed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You do wonders for my ego, paramecium,” Mary Anne retorted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

So rare is it to encounter a young man willing to put aside his ego when in need of help, your spirits actually lift a bit as you push the button to comply. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Each word struck like an arrow, piercing all the soft parts of his ego. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My legs burned, but I had to get even with her somehow, to try and salvage the last day of summer, and the last wimpy shreds of my little-boy ego. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t personal; it wasn’t about his ego. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The blaze did minimal damage, but he filed a claim for $6,000 on a policy acquired by his fictional alter ego, Hiram S. Campbell. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The adolescent ego is a hazy thing, amorphous, cloudlike. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Edward’s silk suit was stained with drool and his head ached for several days afterward, but it was his ego that had suffered the most damage. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“How do you manage to carry around an ego that size and weight?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Maya. As big as my ego is, this actually does seem to be about you and not me.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She started to tell him something Babi had said, about the troublesome marriage of guns and ego, when she heard a commotion coming from the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"He anticipated that I would have to tolerate some strong male egos in Moscow who might doubt I could do the job," she remembered. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I have a feeling his ego isn't going to go for that suggestion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Exactly! Any kind! But what about hurt feelings? What about deflation of one’s ego? What about the blasting of one’s hopes? Is that injury?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

His smile was not unpersonable, but it was social, or conversational, and related back, however indirectly, to his own ego. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He learned to see hope where a boy thought there was no hope, to see skill where skill was obscured by ego or by anxiety. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was also very vain, and being the center of attention on such a grand scale certainly satisfied his huge ego. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The going was painfully slow, but Chickenhound consoled himself on the long journey by boosting his own ego. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Ouch,” I say, even though the slap hurts my ego more than my wrist. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I said I wanted an egg shampoo instead of an ego shampoo. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everything hurt, from his toes to his head, but nothing more than Benji’s ego. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You really have an ego problem. Good thing I’m here to keep you in check.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money, property or things, no greed, no desire to command attention or compliments—no ego. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"What type of disposition should I choose for him? Definitely get rid of the ego. The arrogance—though cute at times—must be lessened." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Fourth, the addict’s shattered self-image, and ego, were built up until the addict realized that he had, within, the self-power to end his addiction. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to imagine Ratwatte not making his case to Kennedy ATC—not because he is obnoxious or pushy or has an enormous ego, but because he sees the world differently. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I waited to see if he would get all cocky, let his ego take control of his tongue. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She was a pretty and nice girl-object to him, and he was an ego boost to her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I’m sure Jupe would say something about a “fragile male ego” like she did the first time I expressed astonishment over getting dumped. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just go up to the dude and see if we can talk a hole in his ego or whatever else it takes,” she said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He has a bit of an ego, but so did everyone at that table,” Ifemelu said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He smiles and jokes, but there’s this depressed, big ego, this overly sensitive thing that is nothing like Will. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She told this story because she thought it was funny; it appealed harmlessly to the American ego. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Glory instead would pass to a large mass of ego named Edwin Hubble. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Such a dog-lover talks baby talk to mature and thoughtful animals, and attributes his own sloppy characteristics to them until the dog becomes in his mind an alter ego. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my writing life I normally work seven days a week, but writing is ego food, totally self-supervised and intermittently productive of praise. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Reggie saw a car behind the High Horse later that night, he foolishly thought that maybe it was Coach Douglas, coming to check on the boys battered ego. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Only that you didn’t want him to give you the solution. It would puncture your ego to have a machine do what you couldn’t. Did you ask him?” she shot at Bogert. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, they must possess enormous self-confidence, strong egos, and titanic willpower. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Because we're taking turns,” I remind him, then appeal to his male ego. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They did not measure their joy in goods sold, their egos in bank balances, nor their loves in what they cost. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything in Scythe Goddard’s life was a testament to his ego. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Et ego in arcadia I have forgotten the latin for hay.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inflated by his successes on the board, his ego had begun to shut out other people. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She is making more than her police detective husband and has found herself tiptoeing around his ego and expectations. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The universe keeps on swinging—brass knuckles to the heart and ego. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There was no personality, no ego— nothing to arouse either like or dislike. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed more power—not for his own ego but for the sake of the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Third, once she’s got them panicked, she tries to explain, being an analyst, why they shouldn’t be frightened, and after a good solid half-hour ego search with Helen, they’re really frightened. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

His ego was much too substantial for such limited territory. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Since none of the other kids wanted to pet him, I felt like it was my sole responsibility to improve his ego. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I really think he’s ninety-six, but I don’t want to hurt his ego. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to need some time. Bruised ego.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how much that sentence has restored my ego.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But I was a man, and all I had risked was a bruised ego. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

His ego was so wounded when the shadowshapers didn’t embrace him as their leader, his vision became clouded. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She destroyed egos by the score and made men hate themselves in the morning for the way she found them, used them and tossed them aside. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

More was at stake, much more, than the throbbing egos of two ambitious statesmen vying for personal honor. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That day I left the college counselor’s office at Whitney Young, I was fuming, my ego bruised more than anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If she were like her comic book alter ego, the Flint Avenger, she’d have this up in a nanosecond. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

His ego, though not small, allows for great patience. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

For now, what he saw strutting around the shell house and lounging in the doorway was plenty of ego and not much humility. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As one contemporary put it, he left two trails from Maine to Georgia: “One was of hurt feelings and bruised egos. The other was the AT.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But even after months of managing egos and matching names and positions, Garfield didn't have the rest of his cabinet in place when he reached Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jim was playing not to individual egos but to a common sense of humanity, purpose, and urgency. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It bothers her, the ego in it, the way he builds himself up in his mind to look down on others. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But the subject required too much truth, too many confrontations, and offered too little support to a failing ego. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was true that he was intelligent and sure of himself, but there was an innocence about him, too, a confidence without ego, a throwback to another time and place, which she found endearing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And I know this is a selfish reaction, but my thought at the time was, “Oh, great. I’m not even at the dance yet, and I’m already getting rejected. What an ego boost!” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shigemura was pleased and claimed that the turbulence of her ego was in the process of being overcome. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My ego wonders if all his and Coach’s talk about how good he is might just be inflated hype, but there’s something deep down inside me that knows Boy21’s still holding back. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes an enormous lack of ego to not put your imprint on everything you do, to employ your learning and position. Riff: How I Learned to Love Yoko Ono 2012-10-21T08:07:02Z

"It's about moving the world away from a place of vanity and ego." Lady Gaga's latest frock has her airborne as 'ARTPOP' launches 2013-11-11T04:25:39Z

His ego didn’t work that way, he said. Widow Walks Into Wall, Finds Hope 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

As much ego as we have, you do say to yourself: “Is it bad? Was it bad? Is what I’m doing bad?” Hearing From the Women Who Made the Year’s Musicals Sing 2014-05-07T12:00:19Z

To step outside the boundaries of your own ego by giving to others is incredibly fulfilling. How to live well: A handy reading list 2012-12-10T12:45:00Z

Coolly played by Pamela J. Gray, Scarecrow may be a medicinally induced hallucination, but she seems like a familiar companion — the woman’s spirit or her alter ego, a stronger self manqué. Review: In ‘Woman and Scarecrow,’ Female Fury Doesn’t Get Its Due 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

But since he’s sort of an alter ego, he’s sort of ageless. ArtsBeat: Welcome to a New Kind of Tension: Billie Joe Armstrong on His 'American Idiot' Role 2011-01-09T23:31:43Z

She returned to work with a "resurgence of ego", increasingly interested in film as a medium to explore more sharply defined personal and political concerns. Step-by-step guide to dance: Yvonne Rainer 2010-12-24T13:12:31Z

The archetype keeps showing up on-screen because it's an easy way to stroke the ego of a boss who's not very smart or self-aware. "Breaking In": The secret behind TV's obnoxious male leads 2011-04-06T14:30:00Z

Made of stiffened paper cylinders, it served, she said, as a kinky fashion alter ego. Shien Lee Presides Over Peripatetic Costume Parties in New York 2010-04-21T22:42:00Z

The distribution of T gondii could explain differences in cultural aspects that relate to ego, money, material possessions, work and rules, Lafferty added. My cat really is trying to kill me – and you 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

In the blindness of ego and the trust in superstition, he embodies the mind-set of senseless warmongering that seizes the populace. Movie Review: Danis Tanovic?s ?Cirkus Columbia,? Set in Bosnia 2012-02-16T23:59:02Z

To pay it off, he accepted an offer to bring his well-loved alter ego to the stage. Mrs Brown's Boys: how the 'worst comedy ever made' became a smash hit 2013-01-29T16:57:30Z

These awards and associations substantiate Simon’s most visible personality traits: ego and the propulsive pursuit of his art. Review | Paul Simon: The musical genius who gave voice to the sound of silence 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

But the latest news suggests that he may be going a bit too far and that his own raging ego and the movie industry’s thirst for sequels might be lining up for a disaster. Someone stop James Cameron: We need 4 more “Avatar” movies like we need 4 more holes in our heads 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

“Does pain destroy ‘bodily ego?’ ” and “What becomes of my ‘self?’” are ones Donne would recognize. ‘A Body, Undone’: A writer paralyzed in an accident dictates a powerful memoir 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Caspar Babypants — best known as the alter ego of Presidents of the United States of America lead singer Chris Ballew — was nominated in the Best Children’s Album category for “Flying High.” Brandi Carlile gets 4 Grammy Award nominations; several artists with Seattle-area ties get nods too 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Whatever helps the process move along, just removing the ego, and that has been transformational. In Chicago, ‘Opera Can Be Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop Can Be Opera’ 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

Now, in the perverse logic of Russ’s wounded ego, he considers Marion “inseparable from an identity that had proved to be humiliating.” Review | Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Crossroads’ represents a marked evolution in a dazzling career 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

Through the novel’s protagonist, Scooter, his fictional alter ego, Mr. Murray evoked an unharrowed childhood enriched by music, legends, jiving and jesting, and the fancy talk of pulpit orators and storefront storytellers. Albert Murray, Essayist Who Challenged the Conventional, Dies at 97 2013-08-19T16:57:56Z

“There’s no shortage of material when you have a bunch of politicians and media figures with big egos in a room,” Mr. Keenan said. Cecily Strong’s Trial by Fire at the White House Correspondents Dinner 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

The artist’s ego remains, in this case, an indomitable monster. | 'Master Class': Enough About You; Let?s Revisit My Glory Days 2011-07-08T02:01:43Z

The Marvel Studios project remains in search of the actor to play Steve Rogers, Captain America's alter ego. "Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain 2010-03-12T05:07:00Z

There, per legend, writers’ egos grew to disproportionate diva status, voices raised over the slightest edits. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Mr. Linklater has never been inclined to moralize, and he has banished all piety from this movie, along with any conflict larger than the occasional collision of male egos. Review: In ‘Everybody Wants Some!!,’ Casual Sex and Casual Philosophizing 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Last year's Thor: The Dark World lacked the emotional depth of the Kenneth Branagh-directed first instalment, while 2008's The Incredible Hulk failed to do Bruce Banner's moody alter ego justice on the big screen. Marvel studio at Comic-Con to map future of comic-book superhero films 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

"I don't believe she had an ego," Noel remembered. Rosemary Gill obituary 2011-03-18T18:47:51Z

That just confirms that you’re less interested in economic justice than fluffing your own ego or that you panic at the thought of women in power. Peace among the Hillary-bots and Bernie-bros: This Thanksgiving, it’s not your right-wing Trump-loving uncle you have to worry about… 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

We would be dealing with not the off-color outburst of a bruised ego, but calculated viciousness done in the name of advancing artistic fame. French artist who told female critic to get a boyfriend says it was art 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

Both my parents were celebrity journalists, so believe me when I tell you that most actors live for attention and external ego stroking. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z

For me, “Moana” was an ego check and an oasis in my life as the “Hamilton” phenomenon kept growing. Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

"There was such a friendliness to them, a spirit that was way above any ego or mitigating vibe," he says. The National: gloomy ? with a hint of sunshine 2010-04-22T20:30:00Z

During one of the set's chat breaks, she holds an extended, imagined phone conversation with one of her alter egos, Martha. Nicki Minaj; Dr Dee – review 2012-06-30T23:07:10Z

“He brings no ego into the room — if something goes wrong with the partnering in rehearsal, he always assumes it’s his fault,” Gillian Murphy, Forster’s partner in “Giselle,” said in a phone interview. An Unassuming Prince Dons the Velvet Cloak at Ballet Theater 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

I'm going to attempt to explain those egos and how they fit into this system to my daughter every year as she grows older and gains more understanding. Tyre Nichols and American traditions: How do we give kids "The Talk" about police now? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

We will not figure any of this out easily because the authors — Ferris and his alter ego, Jake — don’t want us to. From Joshua Ferris: A Father’s Scattershot Legacy, Narrated Unreliably 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

Unfortunately he’s often his own worst enemy and he tends to let his raging, unbridled ego get in the way of making a true connection. ArtsBeat: Will Arnett on the Return of ‘Arrested Development’ 2013-05-22T17:51:13Z

Many of his ruminations were presented in the form of works by his fictional alter ego, Kilgore Trout. What Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” Tells Us Now 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

The problem here is Rhys Ifans, cast as the villain Dr. Curt Connors; a white-lab-coated fellow with a disconcerting ability — aided by various mysterious chemicals — to turn himself into his hideous alter ego, The Lizard. 'The Amazing Spider-Man' — been there, done that 2012-06-29T00:00:05Z

But there’s the problem of her profile growing along with her ego, while her filter for propriety fades. Smart Watch: Emmy winner “Mrs. Maisel” is still marvelous in a dazzling season 2 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

The notion that Mr. Cosby could make a moral escape through an alter ego is absurd. How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’ 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

"None of this makes any sense unless you talk about it in the context of ego," Marash said. Al-Jazeera America prepares for Tuesday launch 2013-08-19T14:12:24Z

They say stripping one’s clothes leads to an immediate dissolution of ego – once they are no longer obscured, bodies and any perceived differences, are rendered invisible. Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

As Reubens told me when I first interviewed him in 2004, he was aware of this duality, between what his spirited alter ego promised and what he delivered in person, out of character. Pee-wee Herman Was Exuberant. Paul Reubens Was Almost Serene. 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z

When, upon the publication of Elena's first novel, a professor criticizes her in public, she falters; when she's praised, her ego soars. Women's paths diverge in Elena Ferrante's epic 'Those Who Leave' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

She was from my tribe, my age, also a cynical English major: my maple leaf alter ego. A spy in the house of my first love 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z

The media regulator received 237 complaints from members of the public who believe that Lemon, the alter ego of comedian Leigh Francis, should not have offered an animal as a prize. Ofcom investigates Keith Lemon TV show over puppy prize 2012-06-11T14:34:37Z

Quite why the film-makers opted not to utilise the traditional Kyle alter ego is beyond me, but at least it allows Nolan to completely ignore what was a pretty anodyne movie. Anne Hathaway's Catwoman walks into a crowded Dark Knight Rises 2011-01-20T14:56:04Z

Her ego suffers as she descends from being among the best of American tree pruners to the status of a beginner in Japan. Photos, Gardens, Birds, Trees: What’s Happening in the Great Outdoors 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

But for now, to paraphrase Bertha, it's perfectly fine to want new friends, even ones whose egos and personalities can only be captured by an orchestra on full blast. "The Gilded Age" is a glittery confection that's more "Dynasty" than "Downton Abbey" 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z

And it’s my voice, it’s my body, it’s all these things I can’t separate from myself, that are tied into my ego and myself as a woman and my insecurities. Mary-Louise Parker and Adam Rapp Conjure a Haunting 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

Such gestures were important to Mr. Polshek, who often referred to architecture as a “healing art,” by which he meant an endeavor that sought to improve people’s lives and not boost their egos. James Stewart Polshek, Quiet Giant of Modern Architecture, Dies at 92 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

“In Germany and Austria, almost 70 years after the end of the war, ever new serials of undigested Nazi trauma keep appearing,” Drndic’s alter ego Andreas Ban laments in “Belladonna.” In Gory, Majestic Fiction, a Hard Look at the Holocaust’s Stubborn Silences 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

It's not a reflection of their ego or narcissism. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

Orator Hunt’s main cause is his own ego, and it’s his celebrity that brings out the crowds. ‘Peterloo’ Review: Political Violence of the Past Mirrors the Present 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

He may act like a world-class idiot, but he's also a guy whose ego appears to be as small as his tolerance for pain is massive. Johnny Knoxville, "Jackass" dreamboat 2010-10-13T21:15:00Z

The more academic life grew on Derek, the more he feared that his peers would discover his alter ego, and one night in the spring of his first year that’s exactly what happened. Renouncing Hate: What Happens When a White Nationalist Repents 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

"Daniel Songer's so removed from reality; he seems to have this huge ego ..." Outfit try stardom on for size 2012-06-15T23:03:00Z

After meeting the id on the first floor, and the ego on the second, we face the superego on the third. Three Floors, Three Different Israeli Stories 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Ms. Sullivan’s characteristic alter ego has been a zany glamour girl with a light operatic voice. Review: ‘Another Hundred People’ Digs Into Stephen Sondheim’s Catalog 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z

Virginia Woolf, writing to her pal Ethel Smyth, noted that “the state of reading consists in the complete elimination of the ego.” The rise of social reading: Goodbye to Virginia Woolf’s solitary, egoless reader 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

But I can't think about it too much because you would need to have some gargantuan ego to analyse it. Chilis star is modern guitar hero 2010-04-09T18:02:00Z

And this “so much” is neither a matter of ego about his writing nor an anxiety about his fame in New York or in Paris. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

Kessler, a journalism professor at the University of Oregon, reports with skill and writes first-person narrative with humor and sans the load of ego that many of her sister writers of memoir tote around. ‘Counter Clockwise’: slowing down the tick tock of time 2013-06-12T22:36:30Z

Actually, TV has become so bad they should just let the animals take over: people like to look at them, they have zero ego and and they work for peanuts – literally, in some cases. Unreported World | Liza and Huey's Pet Nation | Over the Raindow | Dancing with the Stars and more | Watch this 2010-03-26T06:45:00Z

The most pervasive theme in “Nevada Days” may well be “Et in Arcadia ego: violence and death.” Review | A Basque author contemplates a complex city in ‘Nevada Days’ 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Likewise, “Game of Thrones” heroes strive for greatness amid trials of ego and enticements. Can "Game of Thrones" teach us about the meaning of life? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

Its 18 short movements are signed by Schumann’s literary alter egos, the hot-blooded Florestan and the introverted Eusebius. Music Review: Intense Communication, via the Piano 2011-02-14T04:43:16Z

Yet no campaign can run on ego alone, and there’s almost always reason, however slim, to hope: The film or performances were critically praised, or the box-office receipts were strong. The Art of the Oscars Long-Shot 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

It begins with his favorite, “The Nutty Professor,” in which he stars as a nerdy scientist who discovers his alter ego. What’s on TV Monday: A Jerry Lewis Tribute and ‘Strangers’ 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

“Whether she ever asked herself if she could have truly become a successful headline singer is doubtful — Florence’s monumental ego prevented that kind of self-analysis.” The Amazing Life of a Robber Baron’s Daughter-in-Law, With Caveats 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

He said the sidekick role had fallen out of favor in recent years in part because of hosts’ egos, adding, “Much to Conan’s credit, he’s made a space for me.” You Won’t Have Andy Richter to Sidekick Around Anymore 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

Terry provided Ellington, and Ellington’s compositional alter ego Billy Strayhorn, a soloist whose brilliance and fluidity thrived in the more harmonically and structurally complex music Ellington and Strayhorn were developing in the nineteen-fifties. The Sound of Musical Joy: Clark Terry’s Trumpet 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

But surely fashion should be about more than egos and arguments or dollars and cents? Special Report: Italy Deserves More Than a Long Weekend 2010-02-25T18:48:00Z

The Dampener", his alter ego, is "unafraid, hard-boiled, outrageous", posting reviews of everything from movies to sandwiches, and among the dozen or so malcontents who become his readers, his rancour is "applauded. How novels came to terms with the internet 2011-01-15T00:06:06Z

There’s no question that, as Murphy argues, Scalia’s relationships on the court have been “undermined by his powerful ego.” ‘Uncertain Justice’ and ‘Scalia’ 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

Her strong physical presence and rich, melodic voice are central to her still photos and video pieces over the decades, in which she sees herself serving variously as alter ego, muse and witness to history. Carrie Mae Weems, Photographer and Subject 2012-09-16T07:27:05Z

Jess creates a male alter ego to combat sexism while car shopping, but her plan backfires when both Nick and Sam show up at the dealership pretending to be the imaginary man. TV highlights: ‘The Night Manager’ premieres on AMC 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Some people deal with it by expanding their ego. Keeping the faith 2010-04-10T23:05:00Z

He had a big ego, and he was an aggressive collector. At Acquavella Galleries, Robert and Ethel Sculls? Legacy of Pop Art 2010-04-09T23:33:00Z

By framing himself, or his alter ego, in such terms, Johnson is not making the case that nothing matters. Denis Johnson had ruthless honesty and transcendent power 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

When girls play sports, they learn to set their egos aside and invest in one another’s success. 7 ways parents can teach girls to build one another up, instead of tearing one another down 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

Anonymity in this context is not symbolic, but one of many ways the alcoholic practices pushing the ego aside. Letters: Letters 2011-05-13T23:31:32Z

"I used to say Squidward was my alter ego. As time goes on, the alter fades farther away," he said. Squidward Tentacles, voice of millennial despair 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z

The band, led by the songwriter, cartoonist and animator Steven Erdman, whose alter ego is the space alien Lard Dog, will celebrate the CD’s release at this Manhattan show. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

In July, a billboard appeared in Albuquerque advertising the services of “James M McGill”, Goodman’s alter ego as a younger man. Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul gets first teaser trailer and air date 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

All three musically virtuosic newcomers came to the band and music with openness and gratitude, setting aside individual egos to join something bigger. Communing with the Dead: I followed the Grateful Dead to escape and ended up finding home 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

The recruitment of each Avenger, the clash of egos, the temporary scattering of the team — all of it beautifully builds to a climactic battle where the film lovingly engages with the grandiosity of its subjects. My Favorite Summer Blockbuster 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

Sheen needs someone controlling his ego, shaping the tone of the narrative in such a way that the star is protected. Are the media fuelling Charlie Sheen's breakdown? 2011-03-13T00:05:39Z

“It’s so fun to play confident and dumb,” she explained, comparing herself to her TV alter ego. Julie Klausner’s Comic Success With ‘Difficult People’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

In the film, Mr. Hunter recalls Pastorius as a figure of almost childlike focus: “Enormous ego, but innocent.” ‘Jaco,’ a Documentary About the Jazz Musician Jaco Pastorius 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

“Suzanne knows the work so well, but she also does not have an ego — it’s astonishing,” he said. Suzanne Farrell Ballet at Joyce Theater 2011-10-13T22:17:26Z

This alter ego allowed him to perpetuate assaults, inappropriately touching women as he interacted with them at public events. The 6 most disturbing John Wayne Gacy moments from Netflix's "Conversations with a Killer" 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z

That renegade emerges in the book as her alter ego, Dolores. A Dancer’s Life: Chita Rivera on Working Hard and Learning From the Best 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

The ambition, ego, ruthlessness and recklessness of Charles Foster Kane are particularly American, and they’re as characteristic of Welles as of his creation. ‘Young Orson’ review: an audacious new biography of Orson Welles 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

The ego won out, and I decided to promote my book for all I was worth, with the website, postings around the Web, social media, you name it. I’m a self-publishing failure 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hulk is the emotional and impulsive alter ego of the withdrawn and reserved physicist Dr. Bruce Banner. Happy Birthday Hulk: Celebrating 50 Years of the Big Green Monster 2012-05-10T10:45:37Z

It has to do with ego and wanting to own and possess and demand and control. Artists sing songs in the key of Stevie Wonder for tribute concert 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Before long he had developed an alter ego he called Patina du Prey. Hunter Reynolds, Artist Who Dressed Up AIDS, Dies at 62 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z

When this avant-garde French urban planner died in February, at 96, the world lost one of its foremost advocates for design that places human experience over architects’ egos. 5 Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

Behind this lies Sigmund Freud's division of the psyche into the id, ego and superego. Ted – review 2012-08-04T23:05:27Z

Then there was the time – featured in an episode of her podcast - where she asked a husband to adopt his alter ego, Jean-Claude, and speak in American-accented French for the session. Esther Perel: the relationship guru who thinks infidelity isn't all bad 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z

But in five English songs, Mr. Gerhaher found words, like the alabaster “patience” in “She Never Told Her Love,” that demanded a similar dissolution of the singer’s ego into the very bones of the text. Review: ‘Book of Hanging Gardens,’ Sung by Christian Gerhaher 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

You can see why a studio would balk at taking a risk on Wade Wilson’s devilish alter ego. Deadpool trailer is rude, crude and dangerously entertaining 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

A perverse psychological fable of unchecked ego and unhinged desire. Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Sews Up Another Great Performance in ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

His cult, disguised as a curriculum, involves the destruction and reconstruction of the teenagers’ egos, except that he mostly omits the second part. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

He said it seeks a moderator who is comfortable having someone shout instructions in an earpiece, is fair and balanced and "does not have an ego." Lehrer's philosophy on moderator's role tested 2012-10-04T21:34:08Z

Raine explains that he is exploring his own psyche in the bearded old man who is "enslaved by his own ego." William Blake's picture of God 2010-08-17T13:00:00Z

Kaiser may have been a law-abiding citizen, but his ego was criminal. Joseph Bologna, Onscreen Tough Guy With a Sense of Humor, Dies at 82 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z

He is a close observer, too, of surfing’s “male ego opéra bouffe.” Review: ‘Barbarian Days,’ by William Finnegan, Details a Surfer’s Pilgrimage 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

Response was favorable, and a tuneful, silly alter ego was born. A mix of opera and sketch comedy: Meet The Drunken Tenor 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

But that desire to feed his ego shouldn’t be confused with being a friend of the press. A call to action for journalists covering President Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

Even without the wigs and tarantula eyelashes of his performing alter ego, Arnold is a preternaturally heightened figure, only rarely without the battle gear of exaggeration and melodrama. Review: Lessons in Love From a Drama Queen in ‘Torch Song’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

He’s the Laurence Olivier of sarcastic twerps with inflated egos and few lines. Critic?s Notebook: Todd Barry at Caroline?s Comedy Club 2012-03-21T20:54:48Z

Finally, c hints at her nascent plans to murder the alter ego of Grimes in some extravagant way in the not too distant future. Grimes finds a whole new way to make climate change fun 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

Appearing in elaborate masks as their mythical Indonesian alter egos Barong and Rangda, the duo will share the stage with Long and other special guests. Cambodian Music Festival salutes tradition, new artists paving the way 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z

But we've discovered that underneath the bluster, Don is a weak man who clings to his ego at the cost of everything else -- and that's why he requires saving, over and over again. "Mad Men" recap: "I'm drowning, here" 2010-10-04T12:10:00Z

Now, Griffiths has more sympathy for this alter ego she once inhabited. The lesson of "Six Feet Under," 20 years later: "We're not really as in control as we all think" 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z

“I’m not over-enamored of complicated books,” he said, according to the Daily Telegraph, “and wonder if it’s more for the author’s ego than anything else?” Eric Hill, writer and illustrator of ‘Where’s Spot?’ and other children’s classics, dies

Seem likes Chow is to restaurants what Warhol was to art - incredibly overpriced so so products sold to people who need an ego boost or people wanting access to celebrities / the "in" crowd. Sky-High Prices? Bad Reviews? No Matter: Mr. Chow Powers On 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

The five-member group that most people know as the Temptations is embodied with piquantly detailed individuality by charismatic, supple-voiced actors who astutely convey the imbalanced equations of ego and accommodation in their characters. Review: An All-Star Team in the Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

“My experience is that most directors who lead with ego are not so secretly very insecure or self-conscious,” Morrison said. Wakanda for Oscar? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

“When something works in show business, it’s a miracle,” says Gallagher – so he has little time for big egos making it harder. Peter Gallagher: 'One of the most toxic things in the world is success' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

Through Tomás’s eyes, Sombra is a charismatic mystery and an emotional wreck — a child more thoroughly and poignantly lost than his younger brother, who serves as the director’s watchful alter ego. Review: ‘Güeros’ Amid the Mexican Student Protests of 1999 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

This year's Andrew is last year's Samuel -- the advanced older kid touted as a front-runner, not least in his own mind, whose ego seems dangerously enmeshed in both the cooking and the contest. TV Picks: Ricky Jay, Tom Edison, 'Justified,' 'Masterchef Junior' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

For all the anecdotes attesting to his substantial ego, he was also plagued by insecurity, something I got a glimpse of when I interviewed him in 1987 at Tanglewood. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

There are tart meditations on the creative impulse and the artistic ego, on the interplay between reality and fantasy and the often-pitiful limits of human communication. Claire Messud’s ‘The Woman Upstairs’: reawakening, infatuation, betrayal 2013-05-08T21:18:30Z

Simpson” transforms them into complicated characters dealing with personal challenges at home while navigating each other’s outsize egos and reputations in public. “It’s not a guilty pleasure”: “American Crime Story” faces the complexities of the O.J. trial head-on 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z

It is Thomas's alter ego, the Other Man, who buys a bird and then a few hundred yards away sets it free. Summer voyages: In Pursuit of Spring by Edward Thomas 2013-07-25T17:07:19Z

In that movie he played another alter ego, also named Gianni, who catered to a group of older women. Movie Review: ?The Salt of Life,? a Comedy by Gianni Di Gregorio 2012-03-02T00:28:51Z

He is the alter ego who is the carrier of quite a lot of my faults. Edward St. Aubyn, Author of ?At Last,? at Peace 2012-03-14T22:08:58Z

But in the wealth of archival footage shown in "The Vow," Raniere is the quintessential con artist in schlub's clothing, skilled in manipulating people by prodding at their egos until he reaches a weakness. Beyond sex trafficking and sashes, HBO's chilling NXIVM docuseries "The Vow" proves a cult's power 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

Her Disney Channel character, Hannah Montana, was the superstar secret alter ego of an average kid. The Best Episode of the New “Black Mirror” Is a Princess Tale Starring Miley Cyrus 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

But it also targets his ego, presenting him in washed-out VHS video as a rerun, a period piece, an ’80s relic with crippling insecurity. Donald Trump Is a Conundrum for Political Comedy 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

The show is introduced by his alter ego Paul Hamilton, a would-be groovy performance poet getting down with the comedy crowd. Kevin Eldon 2010-08-18T21:00:00Z

Places like Mr. Chow's will always survive, as the world has no shortage of troubled people seeking a false sense of importance and a propping up of their fragile egos. Sky-High Prices? Bad Reviews? No Matter: Mr. Chow Powers On 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

He hates Matt Lauer and tweeted more than 80 times between a Wednesday night and Thursday morning about his plans to start a clothing company called DONDA. He also has a big ego. Jimmy Kimmel: The Boy Who Cried Meme 2013-09-27T21:53:45Z

So part of those roles is letting go of your ego? Forty Years of the 4077th: Elliott Gould on the Anniversary of 'MASH' 2010-09-03T14:00:00Z

“Have you ever met a successful person who didn’t have an ego?” The Sub-Gatsby Phantasmagoria of Anthony Scaramucci’s Book Party 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

The most obvious damage for most pop stars in retirement would be to their egos, when nobody recognises them any more, but Skinner seems more or less unfazed. The end of the Streets 2011-01-02T00:04:01Z

Do you find celebrity egos a bit tamped down from all this? Mel Ottenberg Takes Over Interview Magazine as Top Editor 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

Like many Black women, Sanders faces the extraordinary challenge of climbing the professional ladder while navigating fragile egos. She’s chasing a Washington dream. He’s the Night Mayor. 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

But A Late Quartet serves as an acting showcase, particularly for Walken and Hoffman, and makes for an interesting study in artistic ego. A Late Quartet: Harmonic Divergence Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener 2012-11-01T16:04:18Z

Only this show's criminals are cynicism, outsized egos and bad taste, all of which Hank handles with a straight-razor wit and via means that are entirely within the law. Bob Odenkirk scores with "Lucky Hank," a frustrated guy who shares DNA with his "Saul" conman 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z

The anguish of desire she feels on awakening is externalised through the presence of her two alter egos: the scarlet Flower Goddess and the cool, gliding opera singer Kunqu Liniang, whose words argue for reason. National Ballet of China ? review 2011-08-15T17:15:01Z

“Fear in Porcelain” is more complex than the outright rejection of the solo form, yet it stops short of entering into a new world: The ego remains front and center. Review: To Sam Kim, One Is the Most Narcissistic Number That You’ll Ever Know 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

As her literary alter ego famously put it: “Mama Llama’s always near, even if she’s not right here.” The happy future of ‘Llama Llama’ after its creator’s death 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

It’s a subject he explored poignantly in his autobiographical monologue “Hymn,” in which his onstage alter ego spoke of his early exposure to classical music, which made him feel “I had been set free.” Review: Song Trumps Senility in the Angry ‘Allelujah!’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

Costume is key to the superhero's identity in that it renders them distinct from their alter egos and the squishy, vulnerable humans they're supposed to protect. "The Boys": With new superhero Stormfront, fascism dons a mask and cape of female empowerment 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z

“Sam's confidence is limited to ego and selfishness,” admits Maron, who spoke to Salon alongside Brie at a recent press event. How Marc Maron and Alison Brie tag team on “GLOW” 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

I had no ego about it; I just figured it out. When Women in Film and TV Were Looking for That Union Label 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Everybody is good looking and about-to-be-famous, but et in arcadia ego: death and trauma lurk around the edges of the frame. Friends in Lowe Places: Rob Lowe and the Art of the Celebrity Memoir 2011-04-21T10:15:00Z

The drug itself induced a kind of dying, the surrender of ego and identity as a prelude to revelation. Acid redux: My long, strange, cancer-fighting trip back to tripping 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

“I want to be Buster Poindexter,” she declared, referring to the alter ego of the former New York Doll David Johansen, who has played several engagements there. Tammy Faye Starlite, Inverted Country-Star Cliché, Strides Back 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

He’s far more about pride than about overblown ego. In ‘Mayor for Life,’ D.C.’s Marion Barry takes pride in himself but little blame for problems

“Hey, next time you’re curled up with Adam, tell him that he’s so big and smart and strong,” God suggests to Eve, hinting that things might get livelier if she can arouse the male ego. | 'Falling for Eve': Joe DiPietro?s Look at Eden by York Theater Company 2010-07-16T03:54:00Z

Of course it feels good for the ego, but you’re thinking, ”Wait a second, I’ve done other things in my life.” | Clarke Peters: Clarke Peters in ‘Red Hook Summer,’ Directed by Spike Lee 2012-07-27T16:31:40Z

A blow like that is understandably a kick to the ego. What “Magic Mike XXL” reveals about one of our most enduring taboos 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

The ABC anchor is very much aware of Trump’s vanity, stroking his ego just enough to keep him playing along and secure his attention. ABC's "30 Hours" Donald Trump special was a ratings bust — but in history's long view, it will count 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z

Longstanding professional string quartets are delicate organisms, in which egos must be balanced, personalities meshed and artistic compromises reached. Bytes and Beethoven 2011-01-16T03:00:04Z

That was the Vertical Club, where the ego and psyche got as much of a workout as muscles and heart. The Way We Worked Out 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

Having an ego was out of the window. Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees: 'I want to keep the music alive' 2013-07-18T18:30:00Z

The reality: Likable but directionless standup with half a show and a funnier fictional alter ego. New Edinburgh act of the day: Benny Boot 2011-08-09T13:43:08Z

I think he's torn by money, torn by ego, by desire to get back in the game, to be respected, because he's an outsider looking in. Oliver Stone: Our empire is in decline 2010-09-23T11:01:00Z

The partners said they recognize that they are four strong personalities with large egos, that some clashes are inevitable. Four Powerful Art Dealers Join Forces, Upending Traditional Model 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

I do not understand, therefore, how hotel receptionists keep their egos in control. Isn’t it the best to be given an unexpected treat, offer or upgrade for free? | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z

What a shame, because Grohl has infused it with his trademark lack of ego. 10 books to read in October 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

The result is not painting as a gush of I-am-here ego or emotion. At MoMA, Women at Play in the Fields of Abstraction 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

“The only cost is to the ego of theater administrators who have dropped the ball in upholding the politics of the playwrights they’ve programmed.” Why Some Black Playwrights Are Saying Their Shows Must Not Go On 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Just before the interview ends, Mitchell tells me of another assault on his literary ego. David Mitchell: 'I don't want to project myself as this great experimenter' 2013-02-08T18:00:02Z

“No, let me put it this way: Michael has trouble directing egos. He has a tremendous ego. And I have a tremendous ego. Barry Bostwick obviously has a bigger ego than I do.” Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

The fragile male ego has rarely looked less attractive. 10 films to see at the Chicago International Film Festival 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

But her studies of ego and frailty are closer to Albert Brooks and Larry David: about breaches of etiquette rather then psychological breaks. ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

As her image falters, and mockery mounts, Ms. Palin’s inflated ego takes a toll. | ?Game Change?: In ?Game Change? on HBO, Julianne Moore Plays Sarah Palin 2012-03-08T13:00:00Z

He spent so much time there, Mr. Roth added, that it seemed like the right place for his alter ego Neil Klugman, though unlike Neil, he wasn’t actually employed by the library. A Scene Right Out of Philip Roth: His Books Come Home to Newark’s Library 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

"She has an inflated ego these days,"O'Connor joked Wednesday. Super Bowl dog to chew up scenery in horror flick 2011-02-17T23:10:04Z

This town, it seems, is now drunk on ego and hyperbole. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

Kaur posted, “I will not apologise for not feeding the ego and pride of misogynist society that will have my body in underwear but not be OK with a small leak.” 'We're having a menstrual liberation': how periods got woke 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z

The work required professionalism and stamina, the ability to hold a pose, to erase one’s particularity, to suppress or exaggerate emotions, and to defend one’s ego and body against male painters who would exploit both. Review | Suzanne Valadon modeled for some of the world’s greatest artists. Then she became one. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

He saw his colleagues in the upper chamber a bit differently: “Senators have all got these gigantic egos,” says Dingell. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

“There’s ego involved in every ambition, but in the greatest sense, I don’t want you to think there’s a choreographer,” Mr. Ezralow said. Daniel Ezralow, ?Spider-Man? Choreographer, Goes to China 2011-11-11T11:00:00Z

Alfred is already jaded at being even slightly famous, annoyed by his fans and aware that his tough alter ego is a construct. Tragic, funny and weird: Donald Glover's Atlanta is a new high for TV comedy 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

A folk musician who accompanies himself on guitar while singing his verbose streams of consciousness, Mr. Phillips’s stage alter ego is a mild-mannered Everyman whose nice-guy persona invites cruel heckling. Review: ‘Punching Henry,’ a Nice Guy Who’s Just Asking for It 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

She can see through Gaston’s looking-glass ego, but it takes time for her to find the vulnerability within the Beast’s barbaric, heroic grief. Beauty and the Beast in 3-D: Still an Enchantment 2012-01-12T17:33:27Z

“You have to be able to address an ego that it takes to become great at anything,” Barnes said. ‘Winning Time’ Is Back. Here’s What to Know Ahead of Season 2 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z

“What I learned is, my ego need not be challenged by using a computer for assistance,” Dr. Kozlowski said. Skin Deep: 3-D Images Show Patients a Straight Smile 2010-07-07T21:19:00Z

Mr. Bruce turns the Lone Ranger into just another neurotic performer, one ego trip away from losing his work. Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

Both men love hard liquor, harbor implacable egos, and display an unhealthy reliance on the women in their lives, whether as enablers or scapegoats. In a fitting series finale, "BoJack Horseman" finds out what it truly means to be canceled 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z

With the best actors, there is no ego in the room. Q&A Thea Sharrock, director 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

We do this I suppose because to disapprove of the world before we have achieved a radical and lasting separation from that world is intolerable to the childlike and still-forming ego. Am I boring? 2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

Rather, anonymity is A.A.’s way of knocking the ego down to size. Letters: Letters 2011-05-13T23:31:32Z

“It even changes your ego. It immediately puts it in a more healthy place.” The Visions of Penélope Cruz 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

The ego battles with empathy throughout, creating numerous little by-plays that enliven the main, dryly factual narrative – and Everett overflowed with both. TV review: The Hospital and Who Do You Think You Are? 2010-07-27T06:59:00Z

Of course, none of this will happen, because the egos of those putting on this spectacle are much too big to consider the viewers. 5 Ways to Fix the Oscar Ceremony 2010-03-08T15:22:00Z

But Greenspan–and, as a result, the economy–faltered when there was a deficit of data and a surplus of ego. A New Look at Greenspan Shows the Economic Perils of Trusting Oracles 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

And if any place feeds off ego, arrogance and hubris, it's Washington. Bryce Harper: Baseball's Next Big Star or Future Flameout? 2011-06-24T09:00:00Z

There are the jealousies, the egos, the frenzy to get it all together, the esprit de corps, the exhausting work, the out-of-town tryout, and, of course, the dreams and the heartbreak. Review: Village Theatre's '42nd Street' lights up the stage 2010-05-27T20:19:00Z

Benn had not only the technical ability needed, but a lack of ego. Paying homage to 'slap' bass 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

“PX is great for the ego,” he said. Trading the Cocktail Shaker for the Still 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

Yet “ego” is far from the first word that comes to mind upon meeting Syd and Martians, who, on a recent summer afternoon at New York City’s Ace Hotel, are swaddled in sweatpants. How a Band Called The Internet Became the Best Thing on the Internet 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

In a drama worthy of “Smash,” the new NBC drama about backstage maneuverings in a Broadway musical, many egos are on the line. ?Spider-Man? E-Mails Revealed in Taymor Lawsuit 2012-03-04T23:24:48Z

The subject rivets the filmmaker, who was eager to explore, he said, “the power of beauty and fame, what that does to your ego, what it does to you when that fades.” Supermodels as They Age Is Focus of Documentary 2012-07-25T20:13:12Z

Set for release on February 14, Valentine's day next year, Minaj's second album will be called "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," after the rapper's alter ego, Roman Zolanski. Nicki Minaj named Billboard's "Rising Star" 2011-11-23T23:27:16Z

He makes his home in the same city as his screen alter ego too, where he said it’s easier to avoid becoming caught up in Hollywood politics. Andrew Garfield: ‘You can be imperfect and still be a hero’ 2014-04-29T20:52:38Z

But he was better known for glamorous, androgynous alter egos, including Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. 80,000 items from rock legend David Bowie to go on display in London 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

Clinton acknowledged that in previous conversations Colbert was in his “alter ego” when he did interviews. Stephen Colbert to Hillary Clinton: I didn’t like you very much on my old show 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

“If nothing else, it was the ego boost that a recently divorced father of two needed,” he wrote. Date Lab update: After they had their 15 minutes of fame ... 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

Even at the center of attention in Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor was never too precious to protect herself from ego plunder. Elizabeth Taylor: Weapon of mass obsession 2011-03-23T22:16:00Z

“Every single bit of it is like: ‘I have thought and considered every facet of this, not for my own ego, but because I care about this music.’ A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

That is how Showtime sees it, exactly 40 years after that celebrated meeting of egos. Stone/Putin: will their TV debate rival Frost/Nixon? 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

In other words, this first installment of “The Double Life” is a twofer: Not just one but two big, colorful egos are on display. Review | ‘The Double Life of Bob Dylan’ is the definitive account of a shape-shifting genius’s early years 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

“The fashion industry was boiling over with characters and flamboyant egos. Samira was calm, cool and collected.” Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Rick plays the hero most often to satisfy his own ego, to save his own skin, for profit or purely for the fun of it. Finally “Rick and Morty” is back with the inspiring nihilism we crave 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z

And could it be that my decades-long full-bore commitment to straight edge is as much tied to my ego as to some larger principle? Why I'm (still) straight edge 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z

Her portraits are alter egos, she said the other day: “I’m exploring the parts of myself that women tend to suppress.” Up Close: Andrea Mary Marshall, Photographer and Shape-Shifter Pursuing the Unsavory 2013-01-02T21:18:56Z

That last fact is not lost on Ms. Graham, who has a technology-averse alter ego named Old Lady Jackson, who disapproves of televisions in yellow taxis and phones in schools. Lauren Graham’s Taste of Tokyo 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Suzie serves as her promiscuous alter ego, a direct window to another lived experience, but even that is only one of many. Noy Holland's novel 'Bird' slips between past and present, lover and life 2015-12-24T05:00:00Z

“It’s very humbling to be a musician,” she said, expressing her belief that the best musicians set their egos aside to allow the essence of a song to emerge. Annie Lennox previews 'Nostalgia' standards album in Hollywood 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

These locales inspired two alter egos: Wendy Well, an interior designer who endorses fracking, and Joan Dare, the wife of a Kansas senator whose callings are tea parties and small talk. Review | In the galleries: Crossing the line between aesthetics and science 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

All of us harbor some fear of being overtaken by a shadowy alter ego that rampages in our name. From "You" to "Barry," we're fascinated by audacious grifters: The man who deceives us and himself 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

He's a talented dude, but sometimes when you work with a producer, sometimes their ego may get in the way into really making it a completely mutual project. B.o.B gets advice from Chris Martin for 2nd album 2012-05-03T15:10:11Z

Police culture has an ego problem, she says, which can intertwine with its race problem. The duty and burden of the black police officer 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z

They do the rides because they have the money, the time and the inclination, and for deeper reasons tied to wanderlust, ego, camaraderie and mortality. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

It almost seems like a charitable act, if you subtract his ego.” Books of The Times: Bogus Shakespeare in a Fake Memoir. Really. 2011-04-27T16:15:14Z

Based on New York Times reporting and starring Mark Wahlberg, the film was to look at the egos and victims of a big-money corporation a la Chandor's breakout "Margin Call," with more large-scale set pieces. J.C. Chandor goes from BP spill to 'Liar's Ball' 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

But those closest to him say the filmmaker should not be confused with his awkward, unknowing alter ego. Woody Allen’s Distinctive Female Characters 2013-07-17T12:00:01Z

She even feared opening up to friends; what was happening was so convoluted and bizarre that she was bound to come across as a “crazy lady with an enormous ego,” she says. In ‘Lessons From the Edge,’ How an Ambassador to Ukraine Became a Casualty of the Trump Administration 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

Now, thanks to an impressively in-depth New York Times investigation, the name will mean something far more troubling than ego trips or meddling in the editing suite. Perspective | Harvey Weinstein embodies a culture whose power is on the wane 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Painful and charming, raw and sometimes purposefully childish, Soho’s poems track the Korean poet’s alter ego, Kyungjin, and her sometimes affectionate, sometimes bloody relations with her birth family. Four New Poetry Books Mine Their Authors’ Pasts for Music and Meaning 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

He was equally comfortable as Batman’s alter ego in the series, the ascot-wearing, slightly smug millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. Adam West, Known for Playing Batman on TV, Dies at 88 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

Don has reined in his ego, his drinking and his sexual appetites. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: Switching Positions 2014-05-12T14:22:36Z

AP: On the title track you sing: “Had a piece of humble pie/That ego check saved my life.” Letting go of being No. 1, Katy Perry finds her ‘Smile’ 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

This is redolent of Eminem circa 1997-98 — before the whimsical accents and cadences — just as his Slim Shady alter ego was being formed, when wordplay mattered far more than subject or tone. Music: On ?Recovery,? Eminem Reasserts His Core Values 2010-06-21T22:24:00Z

It’s very rare to meet people with so little ego that they are happy to be the backstage crew without wanting anything in return. Turn down the music? You’d better ask my punk parents 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

You will also find yourself looking down from balconies and landings onto intimate scenes of revelry and disaster, embodied by a lithe and comely parade of performers, who wear their characters’ egos on their sleeves. Review: Specters of the Stage Enchant in ‘Ghost Light’ 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

And the way they stroked each other’s egos was at least in part how they got away with it. Pigs in Hollywood: Moonves is as bad as Weinstein 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z

You know guys like this, who have big plans and bigger egos and are kings of the block, at least in their own minds. Stay alive until November 9! Tips for stress relief and self-care during election-pocalypse 2016 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s fascinating. The whole of humanity is here; it’s vanity fair,” he quipped, making a reference to the 19th-century novel by British author William Makepeace Thackeray, which satirizes rampant ego, class and consumerism. Is Hugh Grant rude or just British? Oscars interview may be lost in translation. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z

This Thursday, as he so often has, Spinney, 84, plans to travel to the studios in Astoria, Queens, where “Sesame Street” is produced, and record some voices for his colorful alter egos. Original Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Leaves ‘Sesame Street’ After Nearly 50 Years 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

There are some strains of comedy that are about outrageousness or defiance or an unbridled ego. Marc Maron won’t talk politics anymore: “Now I’d rather deal with the source of that anger” 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z

I got a lovely message from the people at Joe Allen, boosting my ego and assuring me I had arrived. Nicky Silver on His Broadway Run of ‘The Lyons’ 2012-07-06T04:47:18Z

The room — a cavernous ballroom containing people with fragile egos and wearing uncomfortable clothes — is notoriously difficult for a comic. Comedy’s next big star Michelle Wolf doesn’t want to make a point — she just wants to make you laugh 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Baumbach would probably argue that that is the point: his alter ego is a self-absorbed self-deceiver and deserves what he gets. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 3 – Marriage Story 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

But he’s definitely not abandoning that ego; as the track builds, remorse turns to pride and sarcasm: “Sorry to the fans who say I changed — ’cause I did.” Chloë Tangles With Future, and 8 More New Songs 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

The DJ needs to step aside from his ego. Nicky Siano's favourite tracks 2013-06-07T17:00:00Z

He subsumed his own ego to the history of the house. Hello, Paris Fashion! Couture Returns With Pieter Mulier’s Alaïa Debut 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z

Reporters still crave the ego rush of a published byline, but that pales in comparison to the animated feedback loop that Twitter offers. Trump, Twitter and the Art of His Deal 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z

And there was something really alienating about that vacuum-seal sense of history and ego. Kehinde Wiley on Painting Masculinity and Blackness, from President Obama to the People of Ferguson 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

Onstage, Weeks would often don a funkadelic costume befitting his musical alter ego, the Love Magician: a gold lamé jumpsuit topped off with a shiny headband. By Day, Richie Weeks Sorted Mail. At Night, He Was a Disco Mastermind. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

“You normally have, with a composer, giant egos, and wanting to argue about everything, and ‘I want it to be my score, not your score,’” Lucas said. John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

You could say that man ego has been a driving force of a certain segment of downtown theater for years. The Amoralists Ready a New Play, ?Amerissiah? 2010-06-05T02:03:00Z

To age on television in the early 21st century is to face, alone, the imminent and irrevocable destruction of the ego. Ted Danson gambles comeback on "CSI" 2011-09-21T16:22:00Z

When they met for a first date in December 2015, Mr. Kelly was already a millionaire playboy with an alter ego — a broadcast journalist with a fighter pilot’s past — that would make a superhero blush. A Good Day in New York for Former TV Anchor 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z

Vigeland, possessed of an ego to match Ibsen’s, initially scorns the idea. Review: Doug Wright’s ‘Posterity,’ a Portrait of Ibsen 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

He went into public service because he wanted to help people, then he got wrapped up in the ego and hubris and himself. Former New Jersey governor "falls to grace" in post-scandal documentary 2013-01-19T00:25:27Z

Occasionally, welcome self-incrimination creeps into the schematic monologues, as exemplified by the arrogance of a hedge fund manager, or the regretfulness of a publicist, who has given his life over to feeding egos. Perspective | Restaged in front of the AFL-CIO’s national headquarters, ‘Working’ the musical labors to be a vehicle for activism 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

“Then it was just a matter of massaging the egos financially,” says Schrader. Paul Schrader: ‘I’ve made some important films. Dog Eat Dog is not one of them’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

He quotes both TS Eliot and the Venerable Bede as he presides over the split milk and roasted egos like a weary God in white shirt and tails, watching the human race disgrace itself. The Butler 2010-07-15T21:00:00Z

Instead this was just a cheap attempt at a ratings spike and more fuel for the inferno of this man’s all-consuming ego. Donald Trump on SNL: candidate’s hosting stunt was no laughing matter 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

Don’t be led by your ego, be led by what’s going to work.” Improve your relationships – with advice from counter-terrorism experts 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z

“You’d think if you were the world’s richest person you wouldn’t need your ego massaged,” he said. Elon Musk: Memelord or Meme Lifter? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

But Ms. Smith displays a perceptive understanding of the male ego. Theater Review: ‘The Bad Guys’ by Alena Smith at McGinn/Cazale Theater 2012-06-06T21:13:07Z

It takes a healthy ego to make such an assertion, especially since a crusader’s lot is not always a popular one. A playwright who wants to change society, not merely observe it 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, Domscheit-Berg screams: "It's just you and your ego - and the lies you tell to get whatever you want!" Sex, lies and WikiLeaks: The Fifth Estate trailer released online 2013-07-17T09:29:23Z

And most of all, they try not to celebrate their own success too much, worrying how it might wound their husbands’ egos. Perspective | I watched all four ‘A Star Is Born’ movies. Here’s the messed-up reason it keeps resonating. 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

Though his alter ego, Ray Palmer, will be a bidder for Queen Consolidated, it’s not yet apparent how The Atom will factor into the season’s developments. Everything You Need to Know About Arrow, Season 3 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

Nolan Mack, his alter ego in “Boulevard,” is a benign but pathetic milquetoast who goes through the motions of a comfortable middle-class life without enthusiasm. Review: Robin Williams as a Hustler-Hiring Husband in ‘Boulevard’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Harry keeps these images of herself not to prop up her ego, she said, but to honor the makers, and the effort and spirit of their gifts. The Tide Is High (Really), but Debbie Harry Is Staying Put 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

Dolemite, his sedulously designed alter ego, can be thought of as an early influencer, his raunchy, rhyming patter a progenitor of ’80s rap, his rakish wardrobe conceived to captivate an avid following. Eddie Murphy’s Latest Look Is Ripe for Appropriation 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

As embodied by this thrilling actor, Crow and Dad are not merely alter egos. Review: What the Crow Knows in ‘Grief Is the Thing With Feathers’ 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

There's also a dry, self-effacing quality to his humor, and a notable lack of ego. Crowe pays homage to Elton John, Leon Russell 2011-04-24T22:07:44Z

A list with big names and well-established egos: as ever, the fascination is in seeing who will triumph and which upstaged by the always unguessable tide of younger talent. Cannes 2010: Many stars, but only one legend 2010-04-15T22:07:00Z

Lancaster Dodd sacrifices his intelligence on the altar of his ego. An Appraisal: A. O. Scott on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-02-03T17:36:07Z

In his first film role, Levine keeps the tattoo sleeve covered but shows the clueless ways in which Dave’s fledgling rock star ego is an obstacle to him being reconciled with Greta. Review: ‘Begin’ celebrates healing power of music 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

And if Episode 5 is about anything, it’s the fragility of the male ego. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: Rumble With Lord G! 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

Actually, Mr. Iger’s book is a primer on how much you can achieve if you keep your ego in check. The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

Convincing or not, Himebauch joins a storied list of alter ego tricksters. Artist or Artifice: Who Is Adam Himebauch? 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

He shuns the spotlight and is largely silent, in contrast to his real-life alter ego, who is enthusiastically chatty about his foray into comic-book publishing. A New Superhero Arrives to Protect the Powerless 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

Stroman summarizes the two biggest things she’s learned about collaboration from Kander as “no bad ideas” — which actually means plenty of them, freely offered and freely rejected — and “leave egos at the door.” John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

Unlike Bowie, Gahan didn't christen his rock star alter ego but he certainly developed one after the staggering success of 1990's Violator. Depeche Mode: 'We're dysfunctional. Maybe that's what makes us tick' 2013-03-28T14:03:56Z

"It's basically a film about mediocrity, about ego and his ambitions," he said. Inarritu amused by life imitating art in 'Birdman' awards push 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

“I was an ego maniac with a self-esteem problem and that’s what most addicts are like,” Leaf said. Ryan Leaf uses his story to help other former NFL players 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

“Communities are built up of individuals and if those individuals like themselves, if they have discovered there’s something inside them that’s larger than their small ego, they are expanded,” King says. Perspective | MacKenzie Scott’s multimillion-dollar message: Art is essential everywhere, not just in museums and theaters 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

But it’s also a show about artistic ego. Review: In ‘Place,’ a Composer Questions His Comfort, and Power 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

This wasn’t just someone holding the line for reasons of ego.” Cannes 2015: For Steve McQueen, a posthumous French return 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Fragile egos being the rule in this town, I'm guessing there will be more tears than laughter Thursday if for no other reason, simple math. Emmy watchers will look for 'Empire' and 'Mad Men' nominations 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Colbert often used his satire to poke at Limbaugh, who functioned as one of his character's alter egos, alongside those based on other right-wing pundits like Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. Rush Limbaugh’s toxic patriotism will be his worst legacy 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z

Composers practiced ego removal in an effort to liberate music, in belief that whatever thoughts and feelings the music engendered must be allowed to belong to the listener. The resurrection of Julius Eastman: gay, black and brilliant 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z

This is less a gig, more an exercise in massaging his ego – the band's set also includes a sermon and Leto's own personal mini stage. My Chemical Romance bring the theatrics to Reading festival 2011 2011-08-27T11:30:00Z

They had formidable egos and captivating prose styles and strong, often unpredictable opinions. Review: ‘Emotional Rescue’ Ruminates on Life and Music 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z

"A lot of conductors' egos don't like the soloist to have too much real estate on the program," he explains. At SSO: Adams' 'Doctor Atomic Symphony' 2011-12-29T21:18:04Z

He can hardly be unaware that he himself is, for much of his audience, an object of nostalgic affection, much the way Cole Porter, among others, is for Gil, his alter ego. | 'Midnight in Paris': Kicking the Old Ennui With the Lost Generation 2011-05-19T14:22:17Z

I had written a nonfiction book, and that was incredibly gratifying and got me a lot of the kind of ego biscuits that I was looking for as a journalist. Christopher Noxon on being a 'domestic first responder' and 'Plus One' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

A slot handing out a twirling medal on television is a nice ego boost, but it’s not a substitute for a weekly paycheck. Theater Talkback: When Stars Take Over the Tonys 2010-06-24T16:55:00Z

Thus, Radric Davis is a character in the tales spun by his alter ego Gucci Mane — as well as the person who has authentically lived Gucci’s raps about drug deals and lavish lifestyles. Rock ’n’ Roll, Between the Covers 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Dubbing was demanding work that required the near-total suppression of ego. Marni Nixon, uncredited star of Hollywood musicals, dies at 86 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

Not that Corddry ever felt inferior to his co-star: “I just have such an overblown ego that I was like, ‘Finally someone I can relate to.’” Rob Corddry on Ballers: 'This is the closest I've gotten to my childhood version of making it' 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z

Dominik explains how the id, the ego and the superego relates to his film. Cannes 2012: live blog - day seven 2012-05-22T14:19:57Z

“Final Cut,” Steven Bach’s book about the making of “Heaven’s Gate,” really brought home how much fear and ego dominate in Hollywood. Andrew McCarthy Harbors a Secret Fantasy to Play Fagin 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z

As for Shakey himself, Young's mysterious filmmaker alter ego, Young was playfully circumspect on when or whether he might next appear. Cinefamily series celebrates Neil Young's eccentric Shakey films 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Depardieu plays a mysterious character called Frenchman, who is thought to be an alter ego of the hyena dreamed up by Pi. Gérard Depardieu accused of punching motorist in road rage assault 2012-08-17T12:29:51Z

After a rigorously choreographed beginning, he sat down to sing a few acoustic Christmas songs and seemed weighed down by gold chains, ego and his new muscles. Music Review: Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift at Z-100 Jingle Ball 2012 2012-12-09T22:53:03Z

He’s an extraordinary man who, through courage and will and ego, took on one of the heads of the Japanese yakuza. A Q&A with the Director of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Tropico’ Video 2013-12-06T16:00:53Z

"For instance, someone in Northern India just does not understand the concept of an ego and self in the way we in the West do." YouTube film debuts 2011-01-28T11:18:43Z

It was at Juilliard that he developed his alter ego, P. D. Q. Bach, the illegitimate twenty-second son of J. S. Bach. Philip Glass’ first lessons: Behind the scenes at Juilliard with a soon-to-be modern master 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z

Hovering above the fray, cocooned in his New York gallery, was Alfred Stieglitz, modern photography’s “prophet and awakener,” with a Zeus-size ego and an arctic demeanor. Review: ‘Group f.64,’ by Mary Street Alinder celebrates photography’s revolutionaries 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

And mostly he wanted people who saw and believed in the museum’s mission above all else, above their egos and their ambitions. The artifacts and stories that brought the African American museum to life 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Striving to fit in both worlds, she constantly code switches between her true self and “Starr, Version 2,” her “approachable,” nonslang-speaking, never-angry alter ego. Microaggressions at School? The ‘Hate U Give’ Team Has Been There 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Chris’s ego was not threatened by my moment in the spotlight. Kasey Edwards: I love being married, but am I the exception? 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z

“There are enough egos there to float battleships.” Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

The Japanese band members, mostly based in the United States, perform as alter egos — aliens from the planet Peelander. Review: ‘Mad Tiger,’ or the Story of Peelander-Z’s Near Breakup 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

There are moments of low-key humor, and the “Tales” skewers musical ego in a winning way; we get a sense of how often Riley’s dreams involve other musicians complimenting his work. As Bang on a Can Returns, a New Generation Rises 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

Both are ridiculous, larger-than-life pop superstars who seem to live via an alter ego. The rise of the Twitter tribes 2011-04-01T23:06:07Z

Both men are studio smoothies with golden ears and healthy egos. Perspective | James Murphy is our Huey Lewis 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

“And so many people aren’t. They just stand out as gentlemen who don’t lead with their egos but with their ideas and their commitment to investigating the best way forward.” Sondheim on 'Sondheim on Sondheim' at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

In this work, the songs delve deep into personal themes, mature feelings and the conflicts caused by ego. March's best music from across the MAP 2011-03-14T11:24:55Z

Cottin plays one of four showbiz agents, variously betraying, bolstering, spying on and supporting one another, while dealing with the carousel of egos that is their clientele. The French Fleabag: 'Viewers in France are shocked by the sexuality' 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

The older son’s ego could pull the earth off its axis. Miss ‘Succession’ Already? Here’s What to Watch Next 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z

Freddie is an actor with a small, sad set of career highlights and a vast ego, who enters most episodes by swanning down the small flat’s oddly grand staircase. ‘Vicious’ Stars Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

"It's not my ego talking, but Mary Ann wasn't just a silly and sweet ingenue," Wells states in her book. The world according to Dawn Wells, a.k.a. 'Gilligan Island's' Mary Ann 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z

Rainer, meanwhile, is beginning to enjoy the adulation, and Mr. Vogel is particularly strong when simulating the tug of war between ego and conscience. | 'The Wave': The Siren Song of Groupthink 2011-05-26T23:10:14Z

She excitedly married the actor and acting teacher Glynn Turman in California, only to discover that he had more admirers than her ego could handle. ‘Respect’ Tells Aretha Franklin’s Life Story 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

“I was reconstituting my identity, my ego,” she says. With raw eggs and a roomful of clay, Anna Maria Maiolino makes unsentimental art about being a woman 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

They have competing careers, egos and personality flaws to balance. Are John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Hollywood’s new golden couple? 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

Friends and colleagues described him as down-to-earth in a profession filled with overblown egos. Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies after long cancer battle 2011-01-03T15:16:00Z

In his sentencing statement, the judge said—and these are words I remember precisely, because they went straight to my sixteen-year-old ego—“While her written statement bordered on the eloquent, so did her testimony.” The Power and Limitations of Victim-Impact Statements 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

This area, just across the neglected little Dambovita River from the Old Town, is worth a stroll to better understand the scale of Ceausescu’s ambition … and his ego. Bucharest, Romania: Little Paris of the East 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

Hoffman's sensitivity as a director is evident in his ability to handle an ensemble work that turns upon subduing and orchestrating competing egos. Quartet – review 2013-01-06T00:08:41Z

The documentary hides the financial costs, physical tolls and even artistic philosophy, leaving only an exercise in ego. ‘I’m an Electric Lampshade’ Review: My Accountant, the Pop Star 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

That their being the men we chose to marry suggests they have personalities, senses of humor, egos, and privacy needs compatible with ours? Have we forgotten how to read critically? 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z

Both men, Wylde says, are highly competitive with big egos and a need to be right. Cuomo vs. de Blasio: Clash of egos ends with a whimper 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Points are made about honor and respect, as well as the childish nature and fragile egos of these two men. Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman": De Niro, Pacino and Pesci shine in this intimate gangster epic 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

Even the hardcore faithful were incensed, when really it was an inspired device designed to subvert the notion of rap ego. Doom: 'It's all new, all fun' 2012-08-16T13:35:39Z

They are alter egos of the flesh versions of the characters. The gay puppet stars of Or You Could Kiss Me 2010-10-03T20:59:00Z

Some may find the film's coda a trifle glib, but it enables Radnor to resolve his drama satisfactorily and to show his cinematic alter ego experiencing emotional growth. Liberal Arts – review 2012-10-06T23:05:35Z

So while your feelings are understandably hurt, I don’t think your ego is the best force to enlist as their guardian from now on. She’s not in inner circle of moms, and has hurt feelings 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z

I freely admit to snarking that “kids today” can often seem oversensitive, unwilling to submerge their own egos and uninterested in institutional memory and norms. Perspective | Scott Rudin’s bad behavior was just another Hollywood cliche until a new generation said time’s up 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z

The level of ego I took on … like, I have the privilege of making stuff up. The Many Layers of Lorna Simpson 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

The higher Litvak flies, whether driven by ideology or ego, the less human she seems. White Rose – review 2013-02-27T18:03:48Z

Playing the director’s alter ego, Mr. Turner is a sly, agreeable presence. Review: With ‘Queen and Country,’ John Boorman Continues a Tale 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

The studio system that had constrained the egos and budgets of filmmakers was gone, and a New Hollywood more receptive to auteurism had arisen in its place. Cross-Cuts: Reconsidering Box Office Bombs Years After the Fact 2013-08-23T12:44:45Z

I feel like it’s a mix of ego — anyone who thinks they could survive the apocalypse is super egotistical. Janelle James Loves Being a Bad Boss in ‘Abbott Elementary’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

To put it baldly, it is a dialogue between the ego and the rampaging id, without the attachment of moral or psychoanalytic baggage. | 'Wild Grass': Alain Resnais?s Film of Anarchic Imagination 2010-06-24T23:40:00Z

Unencumbered by the commercial and ego demands in Mac, Buckingham affirms his talent for turning eccentricity into twisted pop songs. Album review: Lindsey Buckingham, 'Seeds We Sow' 2011-09-06T03:27:00Z

But did your alter egos get to soliloquize in song? The Week Ahead: May 9 ? 15 2010-05-06T18:46:00Z

By the end, after a final performance in Caracas of the Eighth with two orchestras and a chorus of 1,200 singers, Dudamel seemed on the verge of incoherence, his ego and Mahler's joined. Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic power through Mahler's potent Sixth 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

Laurene’s job is to deal with her husband’s extraordinary ego, which she does with embracing humanity. The man, the machine and now Steve Jobs, the opera 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Just be careful to not allow your ego and the need to be in charge roar too loudly. How to negotiate with a teen 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

Every actor has a bit of an ego, but I really try to keep that in check and just say, what's the best story to tell? Reid Scott's "Late Night" writer character "probably thinks of himself as pretty progressive" 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

Oddly enough, it’s his massive ego that makes him so thoroughly endearing. Clueless at 20: how Cher Horowitz inspired years of ditzy movie heroes 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

“In his perfumes, one can find his alter ego, his other Fabio. What he doesn’t communicate with his friends, he does with his activity.” The Met Conductor Fabio Luisi Seduced by Creating his Own Perfumes 2014-03-06T00:46:01Z

Moreover, he took a tone-deaf approach to telling Bowie's story of his 1971 American tour and the development of his titular alter ego. From "Hillbilly Elegy" to "The Gentlemen," here are the worst films of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z

It helps for the chief of staff not to have a huge, or very obvious, ego – it gets in the way – nor to crave the limelight. 'Tony Blair called back to see if I had blown myself up' 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z

Surely, I suggest, it’s not just a question of ego when there are genuine grounds for resentment? Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check' 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

But when Tremble had a chance to tour with an even hotter act, which surely would have secured the group’s future, Teddy’s ego got the better of him. ‘Thank You, Goodnight,’ by Andy Abramowitz 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

COLBERT: Wow, that really soothes my fragile ego. President Trump, Emmy Punching Bag 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

Aging star with sagging ego, pliable young beauty eager to please, obsessive stage mother willing to facilitate — the tale in "The Last of Robin Hood" is as old as Hollywood itself. Late-in-life Errol Flynn leers in 'The Last of Robin Hood' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

After outlining her resentment at male treatment – “I like them. But I don’t want to flirt and mother them” – she concludes: “Male ego. Stop getting in the way.” Gemma Arterton and Keira Knightley write hardhitting pieces for feminist collection 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

Static, perhaps the most famous, is the alter ego of a mild-mannered teenager, who uses secret electromagnetic powers to do valiant things. Dwayne McDuffie, Comic-Book Writer, Dies at 49 2011-02-24T06:45:04Z

They bonded over beers and Mr. Ferrell in time became his stage alter ego. Film: Adam McKay Directs Cops Under Arrested Adolescence 2010-08-01T01:53:00Z

He’s adopted and shed a kingpin alter ego, rhymed some iffy sentiments over iffy beats, dueled with Jay Z, and courted controversy. The Eternal Greatness of Nas's 'Illmatic' 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

In true Italian fashion, the chef sets his ego aside and lets the ingredients shine. Via Sophia upgrades the hotel dining experience in downtown D.C. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

The bright yellow Hummer Abe drives is an obvious symbol of his wounded, bloated ego. Movie Review: Todd Solondz’s ‘Dark Horse’ Stars Jordan Gelber 2012-06-07T21:43:01Z

He then put that proposition to the test with a discomforting monologue that even his cable-TV alter ego would have had trouble getting away with. ‘Saturday Night Live’: Alec Baldwin and Larry David Contribute to an Awkward Episode 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

Layers of identity keep changing: we move between the ego and id. Dance Review: The Essence of the Kibbutz, From ZviDance, at Musa! 2013-06-19T20:32:18Z

He didn’t want the pretensions — the ego, the angst — left over from Abstract Expressionism. The Wild, Anti-Authoritarian Art of Peter Saul 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

Their undeniable chemistry anchors one of the stronger threads of "The Marvels," which wrestles with Carol’s isolation and ego. First reactions to “The Marvels”: See what critics are saying about the MCU’s woman-centric film 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z

It is said to occur when the ego protects the individual from harmful memories by making traumatic memories inaccessible. Anal, neurotic, defensive, hysterical: We reference Freud everyday — often without even realizing it 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

He’d been thinking about David Bowie, whose shifting alter egos demarcated new phases of his creative life. The New Face of Car Seat Headrest 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

We can experience the mystery of getting to know someone new, the ego boost of being idealized and still stay faithful to our spouses. Please don’t masturbate with my husband 2013-05-29T23:30:00Z

The center of the film’s universe — Mr. Malick’s eyes and ears and alter ego — is Jack O’Brien. | 'The Tree of Life': Heaven, Texas and the Cosmic Whodunit 2011-05-26T16:50:46Z

Despite the cachet of Drew's alter ego Plan B, Ill Manors may have suffered from a perception that the film is not only gritty, but in fact bleak, harrowing or – yikes – grim. Prometheus still breathing rarefied air at the UK box-office summit 2012-06-13T09:00:07Z

The thing about being a newsroom therapist is you can’t need the newsroom to be your therapist, because it will shred your ego and remind you that you’re not tweeting enough. Debut: A column about nothing. No, something. Maybe. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

And of course, their guests arrive bearing their own unsettled psyches and out-of-balance egos. Review | Gary Shteyngart’s ‘Our Country Friends’ is the darkly brilliant comedy we need right now 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

"No one is more dangerous than a man with a fragile ego," he'd say. Tyre Nichols and American traditions: How do we give kids "The Talk" about police now? 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z

She also wanted to be clear that Yeshua is not her alter ego. In Good Spirits 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

“These guys are still human beings and they still have egos and they still want a legacy.” He Might Be the Most Influential Director You’ve Never Heard Of 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

And that means sublimating my own personal ego towards their material. | Below the Line: Visualizing 'Django Unchained' 2013-02-06T17:30:15Z

Chamberlain may have been more flamboyant, but Walton, in “Luckiest Guy,” is just as conscious of his affect — there’s an ostentatiousness, and no small amount of ego, in the way he performs modesty. Little Big Men: ‘The Luckiest Guy in the World’ and ‘Goliath’ 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

A prolific and combative writer who published around 40 books and was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Norman Mailer was married six times and was also famous for his extraordinary ego. Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No. 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z

The dispute would be noteworthy if it were only a clash of giant egos. The Billionaire, the Picassos and a $30 Million Gift to Shame a Middleman 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Returning to the comedy circuit and mocking his wholesome TV alter ego, Mr. Saget developed a cult following as a comedian who could unleash torrents of scatological material. Bob Saget, Comic Who Portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ Dies at 65 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z

They get hit and half the reaction is your ego is saying, I cannot believe that person just lit me up, how humiliating. The Carpetbagger: Behind Camera, Checking the Ego 2010-12-08T23:38:00Z

Snyder, who directed the British actor Henry Cavill as Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent, made the revelation at San Diego's annual and received thunderous applause from an audience of more than 6,000. Superman to face Batman in Man of Steel sequel, Zack Snyder confirms 2013-07-21T05:06:00Z

Ms. Cooper was married and divorced only once, areas in which her on-screen alter ego — technically, though not necessarily in this order, Katherine Shepherd Reynolds Chancellor Thurston Sterling Murphy — set the bar extremely high. Jeanne Cooper, Actress in ‘Young and the Restless,’ Dies 2013-05-08T23:39:10Z

As a seasoned editor, Jackson has witnessed the eggshell egos and creative struggles of many of her authors, and has ridden the ups and downs of their insecurities and rough drafts. A Successful Editor Turns Debut Author, Surprising Nearly Everyone 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z

His confidence about the repair was less an ego thing than a feint to impress Ms. Prather, an independent marketing and travel professional. Sometimes a Broken Laptop Can Be a Good Thing 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

Creatures like lobsters, cockroaches and sharks serve as alter egos and characters in his work. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

"We all love our animals. And the fact that her alter ego has done something terrible to Biscuit is something that we really need to redeem her from," he said. "Yellowjackets" boss on the killer ending revelation "that will blow a lot of people's minds" 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

Then I looked at the fact that ego and superego is a structure, and there’s the painting with three panels. Talking with the porn-inspired artist whose work we mostly can’t show you 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Illamasqua, a richly pigmented color cosmetics line that promises “make-up for your alter ego,” is now carried in 52 American Sephora stores, double from when it was introduced here in 2009. British Cosmetic Brands Expand to American Shelves - Skin Deep 2012-03-19T19:06:43Z

Critics have long referred to Don Rigoberto as Vargas Llosa’s alter ego, but I’d vote for this provocative little trickster: a brilliant fabulist who’s always three steps ahead of everyone else. Mario Vargas Llosa’s delicious melodrama of sex, love and revenge 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Drugs are mentioned, and a gargantuan ego is exposed. Movie Review: ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune,’ From Frank Pavich 2014-03-21T00:10:15Z

Comedy about the privileged is hard to pull off: it usually requires a stripping down of ego like the kind that happens in a Marine boot camp. Review: Showtime’s ‘Happyish’ Is Funnyish 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The fashion designers’ award, which came as a surprise to her, “does the ego good,” she admitted. Iman, Former Model, to Receive Award 2010-06-05T02:21:00Z

Face that person, accept that person and then we deal with the alter ego. June Ambrose: The woman behind the celebrity 2012-03-27T18:03:09Z

Rather, it’s narrow, lachrymose, and stereotyped, looking askance at Michael’s ego cloud only to coax viewers further into contentment with their own humble lives. The Condescending Compassion of Charlie Kaufman’s “Anomalisa” 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time' 2013-04-25T15:54:10Z

Tight supply and high demand drive prices up, as do the egos of the winemakers and the collectors. Perspective | Is this the best wine in the world? An app with 35 million subscribers says so. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

When so many theater people are gathered together under deadline, egos and insecurities are likely to flare up. Cast, Rehearse, Perform (and Hurry) 2011-07-22T23:29:39Z

His fall was not an epic of greed and ego, but something tawdrier and more pedestrian. | 'Solitary Man': Michael Douglas Tries on Another Slippery Skin 2010-05-20T23:53:00Z

"There was certainly some ego" involved in that decision, Chandor said. JC Chandor gains a Cannes hit with 'All Is Lost' 2013-05-24T09:00:11Z

It's no feat to deflect attention from yourself when you look that good, but Clooney brought zero ego to the podium. The Emmys' most memorable moments 2010-08-30T12:20:00Z

“One of the great things about Christian is his refreshing lack of ego,” Mr. Nolan said. Film: Letting His Role Do the Talking 2010-12-03T15:53:00Z

We don’t see the point in too much ego or competition. What Drives Stella McCartney 2012-02-22T11:58:00Z

His style is insincere self-deprecation, an odd mix of qualities that recalls an earlier Anglo-American ego, Winston Churchill. | The Fabulous Lives of Others 2011-03-15T22:07:49Z

It requires workshops, disabling one’s own ego, and sometimes even being subjected to offensive ideas. They hate each other's political views – so why have they become friends? 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

And because the music business, like all creative industries, runs on ego as well as revenue, a higher chart position is positive feedback for a star who’s thinking about taking chances. With Streaming, Musicians and Fans Find Room to Experiment and Explore 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Ms. Sittenfeld is getting more practice at considering the conjoining of fact and fiction, ego and alter. 20 Years After Diana’s Death, a Happier Ending Imagined 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

For once, Deborah feels what it's like to be upstaged, whether by her ego, her prejudices, or, at a clarifying low point, an animal's afterbirth. HBO's brutal comedy "Hacks" returns with raw, bloody candor, rising to even greater heights 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

The show has been the story of the male ego, the heroic male ego. Denis Leary on the Return of 'Rescue Me' 2010-06-29T17:51:00Z

In Bollywood and real-life, the pomp of upper-class ceremonies — including the age-old traditions, battling egos and patriarchal powers at play — has captivated audiences across the globe. An Indian TV Show Points the Way for a New Generation 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

Pricking the heroic egos of Lancelot and Galahad would suit Edmund’s sardonic skillset, and operating in an era of magic would stretch his self-centred ingenuity to the limit. A cunning plan: if Blackadder returns, where and when should it be set? 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

"The deepest part of me in these times is not ego or attitude but gratitude," he said. Artists sing songs in the key of Stevie Wonder for tribute concert 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

I missed that completely, took it into my ego and answered from there. "The Last Dalai Lama": The spiritual leader gets deep into neuroscience in new doc 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

But because these are superheroes with super powers, they also have super egos. Review: `Avengers' hits big screen with a blast 2012-04-24T01:16:03Z

“Wrong” can feel like a tribute to the countless young artists and freethinkers who have had their tender egos crushed by someone who shouted “wrong” when they were right. John Baldessari: An Artist in a Class by Himself 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

They often use fictional alter egos as their stars. Have personal essays gotten too personal? 2013-03-17T17:00:00Z

“Boy, what an ego boost for a high school kid in Canton, Mo.,” Skip Williamson, Underground Cartoonist, Dies at 72 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

After all, despite their robust egos and populist clout, musicians rarely run for office, with all the compromises and sacrifices it entails. Wyclef Jean: 'Fans are calling me the new Dylan' 2010-12-05T21:30:00Z

Passionate flings are an antidote, too, who doesn’t want an ego boost there and then? Chloë Sevigny: ‘Make lists after break-ups or have a passionate fling 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z

Unlikely or not, Wexford was Ms. Rendell’s alter ego, she said in a video statement for Simon & Schuster: “I’m not creating a character so much as putting myself as a man on the page.” Ruth Rendell, Novelist Who Thrilled and Educated, Dies at 85 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

The final battle scene is performed as a solo turn by Mr. Eidinger, whose Richard has by now tunneled so far up his own warped ego that no one else exists for him. Review: A Richard III Who Steps Straight Out of the Land of Id 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

"By having a break, I think I came to understand that 'Almost Live!' was unlike any other production in show business, where people had more fun and less ego," he said. John Keister: 'Almost Live!' shows remembered as 'a special treat' 2012-09-05T22:35:04Z

Yet he's crafted some of the most emotionally rich dancehall tracks of the last few years, most recently creating the backdrops for Snoop Dogg's transformation into Jah-praising alter ego Snoop Lion. Dre Skull is the new sound of dancehall 2013-01-19T06:00:00Z

A pathetic alter ego of Mr. Shaw, Billy lives through most of the crazes that percolated through the American sociocultural matrix during the 1960s and ’70s, the time of Mr. Shaw’s own adolescence. Jim Shaw at the New Museum: A Kaleidoscope of Giddy Delirium 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

Young Russell Janzen danced the male protagonist with compelling authority and absorption that, with no display of ego whatsoever, beautifully realigned the ballet. Debuts at New York City Ballet 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

They are there to sell newspapers, and he did that very well indeed, mostly by giving people an insight into the life of a rich and famous man with an overweening ego. Michael Winner: a unique restaurant critic 2013-01-21T16:19:59Z

However, as his final shows get set to air in the United States, Mr. Suchet, a British actor, seems determined to put some distance between himself and his tailored-suit-wearing, walking-cane-toting alter ego. David Suchet Reflects on 25 Years as Poirot 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

The other is to find a teacher whose ego isn't bigger than their students' – not as easy as it sounds. What a creative writing course taught me 2013-01-18T10:58:24Z

Wilson spares none of the opulent details, lingering on the construction of Iranistan, Barnum’s sprawling Bridgeport villa, an ego monument on par with Mar-a-Lago. A Huckster for the Ages 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

It was Mr. Laurents’s notion to begin the show with an almost wordless sequence for the rival gangs — hardly what you’d expect from an established playwright with a solid ego. An Appraisal: Scrappy Papa of the Ultimate Stage Momma 2011-05-06T22:19:02Z

The focus of his work is never in question and the motives are entirely devoid of ego. The 50 best films of 2015 in the US – No 6: The Look of Silence 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z

We grew up listening to the same records, there's no egos or nothing like that. The Cribs' Ryan Jarman: 'This is the only job I can do ... McDonald's wouldn't employ me' 2013-02-27T09:28:23Z

If they could ever get beyond "the vanity of it and the ego of it", Dave suggested darkly, and resolve "things of a business nature", then it was theoretically possible. Rewind radio: Jagger's Jukebox; Keith Richards at Home; Johnnie Walker With the Kinks 2011-01-02T00:05:26Z

The bot creator said that his clients include well-known celebrities and brands, along with everyday people who want a social media ego boost. Social Media Bots Offer Phony Friends and Real Profit 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

President Heinz Fischer congratulated Wurst, the alter ego of 25-year-old Thomas Neuwirth -- telling the Austria Press Agency it was "not just a victory for Austria, but above all for diversity and tolerance in Europe." Eurovision-winning drag queen returns in triumph 2014-05-12T13:41:33Z

All they have is controversy — their expense, their inevitably “troubled” production, the overweening egos and willingness of their makers to be despised — that sells them by daring the audience to watch them and be offended. Perspective | In praise of the messy, misunderstood masterpiece (and in search of the next one) 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

It is concerned with the “untrammeled ego,” which Freud and the Buddha both identified as “the limiting factor in our well-being,” Mr. Epstein writes. When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Should we rethink the notion of audience as not merely a boon to ego but a necessary component of the equation? The Pain of Denying Kesha Her Audience 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

This interaction of alter egos is exhilarating, funny and a little scary. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Tailored for Multitaskers 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

“They’re coy, because they don’t want to destroy our egos, but they can’t wait for the moment they drop the ‘H-bomb.’” The ‘H-Bomb’ Fizzles: The Harvard Brand Takes a Hit 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z

I popped two Advil and passed the time until I fell back asleep cursing the soybean, myself, my ego, all of it. A foodie’s stinky-tofu tutorial in Taiwan 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, gone is Woolf’s notion of the solitary reader with a disappeared ego. The rise of social reading: Goodbye to Virginia Woolf’s solitary, egoless reader 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

Here's his character Franny Glass outlining the dilemma of someone like Salinger who wants to abandon the ego, the will to "succeed." 2010-01-28T21:05:00Z

He knows how to harness his outsize ego and how to lay bare his demons. Kanye West’s Only One Isn’t Very Good, but It Is Selling 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Orlando saw that Giusti had not only the culinary chops but also the temperament needed to manage 40 or more of the largest egos in the restaurant business. From Georgetown to Copenhagen, a chef takes charge

Part of the reason Bernthal works so much is that he has no ego about whether he is No. 1 on the call sheet. Jon Bernthal’s Guide to Making It as a Supporting Actor 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

He’s the alter ego of “Liao,” a laid-off 58-year-old struggling to provide for his family. China’s real-life Walter White 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

"I had to fight my way through some egos," he said, to get some "intimate stories with all these people who don't normally talk to reporters." Music mogul donates audio interviews to US library 2012-06-18T17:35:08Z

Nomani ended up repeating and verifying all of his talking points, in what read like an exercise of ego. Bill Maher’s moral superiority: Grandstanding on Islam and political correctness while tragedy in Paris unfolds 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z

And the low self-esteem reinforced by such stories “is as much ego as the puffed-up, ‘I’m the best,’ competitive, American way we ordinarily think of the ego.” When a Therapist Puts Buddhism Into Practice 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Then, Colbert took on his alter- ego, Lucifer. Colbert condemns Trump: Migrant family separation “another scoop from your chum bucket of cruel... 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

No matter how tough the conversations get, there has always been an understanding that ego never enters the room. Our group chat is a sacred space to talk openly about being Black in America 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z

This narrative split is a bold formal move and a relief because it gives you a break from all that male ego. ‘Listen Up Philip,’ With Jason Schwartzman 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

I used to get a sense of power when I performed, but I’ve lost my ego. Geri Horner: ‘The Spice Girls reflected what young girls were feeling’ 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

Illamasqua, a London import sold at Sephora, urges women to explore their alter egos with “warm candy pink” eye shadow or a spot of sunshine yellow called Outcast. 2010-02-11T05:10:00Z

As it is, the biggest ego in Motherless Brooklyn is a man named Moses Randolph. Edward Norton and Thom Yorke: 'The last thing we wanted was for it to get bloody' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z

At times, Varble insisted he was Marie Debris, a performance character that evolved into an alter ego; he also spoke and wrote of perhaps having a woman’s mind in a man’s body. A ’70s Performance Artist Finds a New Audience 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z

“Magic in the air, stars everywhere, I need to see Oscars, Zendaya’s over there,” continued the rapper, who goes by the alter ego Tina Snow. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2022 Oscars 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

Paranoia was rampant, with internal schisms fanned by the FBI and local red squads of the police but also anchored in the egos and fear of rivals. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z

There’s not much mention in either of these books about Eastern religions like Buddhism or Taoism and their ideas about dissolving the ego. The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z

“I had a rock star attitude and a big ego. I demanded a hat and sunglasses for the scene. I did not want my face to be seen. And it became an image.” Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and Face of Generation X, Dies at 60 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

It's a premise grounded in ego clashes, insecurities and career mortality that has both stars invigorated — and a little scared. Billy Crystal, Josh Gad cut close to funny bone in FX's 'The Comedians' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z

Sensitive admissions don't work in every participant's favor because in some cases, those confessions come from a place of vanity and ego as opposed to humility. "Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test": Where "Battle of the Network Stars" meets a redemption tour 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

“I see it as a part of something bigger. It’s not me and my project and my ego - it’s the elements,” he told Reuters. Chilled music: performer makes instruments out of ice 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

She uses these two virtuosos’ lives to generate piercing insights about ambition, ego, creativity and the life-changing, world-altering repercussions of a momentous choice. ‘Dietrich & Riefenstahl’ review: Two women who made fateful choices 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

The harder Mr. Radnor strains to make you love his alter ego, the more resistant you become. Movie Review: ‘Liberal Arts,’ From Josh Radnor 2012-09-13T22:06:30Z

In fact, apart from the undeniable yearning for ego gratification, reviews are not that important to us anyway. 'Learning' Lear: Places, Please, for Opening Night 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

This is the only region of Italy that has an alter ego, the only one that goes by two names. An Ancient Corner of Italy Finds the World on Its Doorstep 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

A satire about egos and moviemaking, "Official Competition" is a fun film about various characters manipulating things for their own, selfish agendas. Penélope Cruz dominates in "Official Competition," a delightful satire about ego and filmmaking 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

I was able to set aside my ego and opinions and thoughts and tell the story. Book Talk: Oregon writer finds beauty, redemption on death row 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Trump became a household name in the days of “Dynasty,” and his tale has remained a kind of ’80s prime-time soap of aspiration and ego. Battle of the Network Stars: Trump vs. Clinton 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

“It was, kind of, my ego,” he said. Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

But it’s through acclimating, knuckling down, doing the work, silencing his ego, that he begins to find his way back. Could Mad Men Actually Have a Happy--or At Least Hopeful--Ending? 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Her lips suggested she knew her impact on the opposite sex and found it less empowering than amusing; her eyes lasered through a man’s ego and into his id. How Lauren Bacall Got to Dine with President Clinton at a TIME Gala 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Jay Z uses them to remind you of his singularity, of how little he needs theater and grand-scale ego deployment. Music Review: Jay Z Offers a View of His Legacy at Barclays Center 2014-01-14T23:10:42Z

“But this is not an ego act and it is not a diva act. What we are doing is standing up when no one else will.” Why Some Black Playwrights Are Saying Their Shows Must Not Go On 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z

Washington Post Book World editor Ron Charles brings out his alter ego, the Totally Hip Video Book Reviewer, for this hysterically noirish take on David Mamet’s “Chicago.” Books newsletter: Tayari Jones, Jesse Ball, Lucie Brock-Broido and more in books 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z

He wants to get ahead, but he also wants to do good while keeping his ego in check. Up Close: Zachary Koval Is Gay, Vegetarian and a PETA pinup 2012-06-27T00:29:04Z

On the other hand, the success of the series has been a pleasant ego trip. How we made: Horrid Henry 2013-06-17T18:00:00Z

They seem to start from her own impeccable image and then build on it: Scarlett Johansson’s pensive Tokyo drifter from Lost in Translation is sealed in our imaginations, accurately or otherwise, as Coppola’s alter ego. Sofia Coppola: ‘I never felt I had to fit into the majority view’ 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z

After reviving his best-loved character for this spring's Comic Relief, Ricky Gervais has now announced a new project for his The Office alter ego, David Brent. Alexander Armstrong hits back at 'tribal aversion' to posh comics 2013-05-14T15:04:06Z

I got a great boost to my young ego because I was into this thing. Wayne Coyne, mad scientist: “If the Flaming Lips make a wrong move, so what?” 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

Even in action star mode, Hawkeye usually wears a vest with pockets, donning a leather hooded jacket as his avenging alter ego, the Ronin. The heroes of "Hawkeye" dress like us 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Which sits in contrast to the little we now know about Waruu’s father, and on top of the whole being overlooked for the Cleverman gig, sure, is gonna sting that battered ego. Cleverman season one, episode two recap – black sites and beasties 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Perhaps it was a matter of choice, of not wanting or needing the ego shot of marquee-goddess stature, though her high cheekbones and lynx’s eyes endowed her with the appropriate appearance. Jan Maxwell Was a Star Made for the Stage 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

"Well," he smiles happily, "I can be bombastic, I can sound arrogant, I look like I've got a whacking big ego, I can be quite rude and opinionated and abrupt." Working Piers 2011-01-17T08:00:05Z

“I want to be free of the ego,” he told me. Simon Amstell’s Ego 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

You spot ego when the work is not being done because an ego needs to fill the space. Q&A Thea Sharrock, director 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

Playing a role to flatter his ego is not anyone’s long-term solution. Perspective | Her husband’s having an emotional affair. Her sister wants to help her. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

In this clip, Hammer's character receives the mask and white cowboy hat that will become the emblems of his wild west roaming alter ego. The Lone Ranger: watch a clip featuring Johnny Depp - video 2013-06-21T09:49:00Z

Mr. Morogiello doesn’t ignore Shaw’s ego, and he nods to the peculiarities of the couple. | 'Engaging Shaw': A Writer Woos With Wit at Abingdon Theater 2010-04-26T22:21:00Z

I definitely fall into the trap and trope that I need to work to get another job or continue working to satisfy my ego. Shailene Woodley on her "empowering" new movie in which she plays a woman caught between two men 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

A number of mostly toothless jokes did not give Donald Trump the skewering he deserves – just another occasion to stoke his ego. Donald Trump on SNL: candidate’s hosting stunt was no laughing matter 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

To alleviate her guilt over what she has to do Cora creates an alter ego 'Carrie, the one who does all of the thieving'. Reader reviews roundup 2013-06-03T11:00:00Z

The whole show was about the hard wired patterns that get created when we are young and the inevitable battles that result between our ego, public self, and shadow. 'Mad Men' Finale: Readers Respond 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

I also love the playful music of acts like Rae Sremmurd and G-Eazy, they bring the swag, braggadocio, the ego, and the humor, but still within the cultural truth of hip-hop. RZA Accompanies ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

In “Bunny,” a work of toothsome and fanged intelligence, the agons of ego and machismo are replaced by the sly and saccharine maneuvers of a femme-y clique who call themselves “Bunnies.” What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

And that’s what’s being celebrated here — the collective miracle of a blissfully silken sound forged out of clashing egos, many misfires and life-wrecking hard work into numbers that keep playing in our memories. Review: An All-Star Team in the Temptations Musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

His ego is punctured and then repaired, seemingly day by day. Review: Knausgaard Becomes a Writer in a Sick, Crooked World 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

What they find instead are the cults, gurus, healers, psychics and the swollen egos that drive them. In Good Spirits 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

The rest of the TV cast joins them, including Agent P, their pet platypus’s alter ego. Spare Times: For Children, for April 6-12 2012-04-05T21:26:58Z

“It’s about vanity and ego,” Mr. Stiller said of the original idea of the movie. ‘Zoolander 2’ Creates a Model-Slash-Juggernaut 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

Its leader’s ferocious alter ego arrives these days with a flip-and-change feature that is one of Hasbro’s more clever Transformer variations. Zadzooks: Transformers: Age of Extinction Grimlock review 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z

Rogers was kind of the opposite: an essentially feline temperament — one of his main puppet alter egos was the exquisitely timid Daniel Striped Tiger — and one of the few introverts to become a mass-media celebrity. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

I like good to great thrillers, but when I’m reading a bad one that nevertheless traps me, against my will, in relentless plot mechanics and suspense-mongering, my ego says: “You’re better than this.” Even Margo Jefferson Sometimes Gets Sucked Into a Bad Thriller 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

Christo denied that his pharaonic projects were signs of an oversized ego. Christo’s Latest Work Weighs 650 Tons. And It Floats. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

“He thought there was nothing more fun than his work,” she said, “but he didn’t have the ego of a star. He loved being part of an ensemble.” George Coe, character actor and veteran of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ dies at 86 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there’s no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego’s reaction. The Carpetbagger: Behind Camera, Checking the Ego 2010-12-08T23:38:00Z

“People see themselves differently than you see them. Someone else’s interpretation may be factually correct but challenging to your ego. You’re always balancing up being a human being and being a film-maker, I guess.” Two sides to every story: Whitney, Tupac, Assange and the trouble with making biopics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

And no matter how tough the conversations get, there has always been an understanding that ego never enters the room. Our group chat is a sacred space to talk openly about being Black in America 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z

A. No, luckily my ego doesn’t thwart me in that way. | Ani DiFranco: Ani DiFranco Listens to Gilberto Gil and Pete Seeger 2012-01-22T05:10:07Z

Giant screens beamed images from the stage interspersed with video footage featuring Gorillaz and their cartoon alter egos. Lou Reed sings for Gorillaz at Glastonbury 2010-06-26T00:11:00Z

Both men had egos to match their achievements. Tom Wolfe vs. John Updike, Norman Mailer and John Irving — and other timeless literary feuds 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z

The inside of Willis Tower served as the Daily Planet, the newspaper where Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, landed a job at the end of the film. 'Batman v. Superman' begins filming in Chicago area next week 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

About seven years ago, she was putting on a new play featuring actors from New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, and “the room was filled with egos and fears,” Ms. Zizka said. A Philadelphia Theater Heading, and Sweating, in a New Direction 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

"Now it's all shifted into the cellar and the ego of the winemaker." Discovering South Africa's Rebel Wineland 2010-11-19T14:20:00Z

When I learned about the id, ego and superego in school, I felt like my superego and my id were so busy duking it out that my ego had shrunk into a corner, wasting away. My paralyzing perfectionism 2014-05-12T00:00:00Z

Last week, in response to the country’s deteriorating conditions, Dudamel released a 55 second video in which he grimly instructed Venezuela’s leaders to put aside their political egos and stop what he called the fratricide. Gustavo Dudamel speaks out about Venezuela 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

Writing under the guise of a series of alter egos or "heteronyms", Pessoa established himself as one – in fact, several – of Portugal and Europe's greatest poets. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z

Countless reporters, including this one, can recall Mr. McCarthy’s playfulness with the overinflated egos of fashion. Front Row: Patrick McCarthy Era Ending at W and WWD 2010-03-24T19:30:00Z

The freewheeling Guru Gossip forum cuts through the glittery facade of online beauty gurus, while Get Off My Internets deflates the egos of the lifestyle-blogging set. A Celebrity Z-List? Yes, It Exists 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

I hope I’ve experienced some sort of ego death with not being cheered for every night. How Phoebe Bridgers Got Her Grammys Good News 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

There is so much trauma and suffering in dance: There’s your own with your reflection in the mirror; and there’s also all those egos and personalities and competition. The Road Back: ‘How Am I Ever Going to Dance Again?’ 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z

Is it just ego and hubris that makes him feel he has to write? Richard E. Grant on sex, power and playing an entitled man similar to the "Teflon-coated" Trump 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

I speak from experience: The male ego is a ridiculously fragile thing. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: Zava Superstar 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

Sam is also an old-school male chauvinist with an ego as large as his belly. Movie Review: Lake Bell Stars in Her Directing Debut, ‘In a World’ 2013-08-08T22:02:17Z

Out of frustration, or ego, experienced players will often ignore the rules they don’t care for and design their own for success. All I needed to know about life I learned from “Dungeons & Dragons” 2014-01-21T00:00:00Z

Energy management “is about understanding pacing and checking the ego,” Brown said. You can be a high-level athlete whether you’re 20 or 70. These competitors are proof. 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

When the series instead settled into a meticulous and purposefully created portraiture of vulnerable egos, vanity and marginalization, it reneged on its initial tease of an easy good time. “Feud: Bette and Joan” fades out: Old Hollywood may have been no match for the modern woman 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

Shakespeare seems to have regarded his own perspective as being as unreliable as anyone else's, and less suppressed his own ego than "vanished" it, clearing the way for an apparently infinite capacity for human empathy. Don Paterson on Shakespeare's sonnets 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z

And it had nothing, nothing to do with ego or any kind of billionaire rivalry, Branson insisted. Billionaires in space: The launch of a dream or just out-of-this-world ego? 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z

Just in case we don't remember where the path of easy ego rewards leads, here's Roger hitting rock bottom. "Mad Men" recap: "I'm drowning, here" 2010-10-04T12:10:00Z

And maybe when you meet them, you’ll find you were horribly mistaken; their shirt smelled heavenly, but in person they remind you of Strong Bad’s alter ego. Sex, scents and pheromones 2012-05-19T19:01:00Z

It's no coincidence that the rise of matching outfits aligns neatly with the ego vortex known as family social media. Stop dressing like your kids – it's weird, sad and kind of creepy 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

Sadly, the uncertainty voiced by this fictionalized authorial ego is reflected in the play’s meandering construction and lack of trenchant point. | 'Leaving': A New Play by Vaclav Havel Has Its American Premiere 2010-06-08T22:24:00Z

He was adept at handling multiple superstar egos in one-time events, which made him a go-to producer for benefit shows. In Trippy Times, Bill Graham Took Care of Reality 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

A truly dynamite farewell show requires planning, time, manpower – ego, in other words, because it requires belief from the star that they merit all this hoopla around their departure. Jon Stewart's final Daily Show was a humble affair – like the man himself 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

If the work becomes a vehicle for one’s ego, personal or political agenda, self-image, desire for fame, adulation, fortune — human as these inclinations may be — the work will be limited accordingly. David Foster Wallace was right: Irony is ruining our culture 2014-04-13T19:30:00Z

The idea was to make art free of a single ego, a public art that shaped the way people look at themselves in the world. Review: Vito Acconci Invites You to Watch Him as He Watches Us 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

The Edinburgh international festival and its cheeky alter ego, the fringe, are joined by 10 other specialist festivals to turn Scotland's capital into the most lively cultural city in the world, particularly in August. Directing the Edinburgh international book festival: Nick Barley 2011-08-12T21:55:15Z

It’s about infatuation and self-absorption, and doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with race — Mr. Peele’s acid portrayal could be of an ego monster of any color. In ‘Key & Peele’ Season Premiere, a Shift in Tone and Volume 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

King’s novel turns an episode in the life of Margaret Mead into a taut tale of competing egos and desires in a landscape of exotic menace. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

There's no room for ego in this band. Van Halen timeline: Hits, ego wars and revolving door singers 2012-02-22T21:40:00Z

As with “Eastbound & Down,” McBride is best when his character’s outsize ego gets bruised or brought low. HBO’s ‘Vice Principals’ has a maturity issue — and an attitude problem 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z

The notorious “Gainsbarre,” his alter ego who had practically spit venom at her on set, was swapped for the more tender persona he carefully concealed. Jane Birkin is back with a new album, but her presence is everlasting 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z

Mr. Crudup plays not only Philip — and Philip as his alter ego, Harry — but also dozens of people who pass through their lives. Review: Who Is ‘Harry Clarke,’ and Why Is He So Appealing? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Miriam is an archetypal scrounger in an echelon of cabaret peopled by outrageously self-important know-it-alls with voracious egos and meager talents. Review: Charles Busch in ‘That Girl/That Boy’ Shares Songs and Stories 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Icons like Robert Plant, Roger Waters, Keith Richards ... sure their music is legendary, but it still takes a backseat to the larger-than-life egos behind the music. The Strokes' brilliantly subversive media blitz 2011-03-14T15:14:00Z

But the dramatic thrust of "Chernobyl" has less to do with the disaster itself than the Soviet leadership's thoughtless and cruel deceit, entirely driven by ego. Smart Watch: Ebola drama "The Hot Zone" has all the symptoms of a classic miniseries 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z

"And as silly as that can sound after obliterating someone's self-esteem and destroying their ego for three hours, it's an intimate form of affection." The appeal of the celebrity roast 2013-11-22T17:28:59Z

Rather she has often muddied the waters as much as possible, by saying: "Kinsey is my alter ego – the person I might have been had I not married young and had children." Sue Grafton: 'My childhood ended when I was five' 2013-03-18T09:00:06Z

Taking a bit of air out of Hollywood types’ egos is one thing. Review: Ricky Gervais Presides Over a Dire Golden Globes Ceremony 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z

It was also a symbol of reconciliation between two colossal art world egos, their first since Mr. Hirst left Mr. Gagosian’s stable in a highly public split after Art Basel Miami Beach in 2012. At Frieze Art Fair, the Well-to-Do Meet the Truly Wealthy 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Cryer – then a top TV writer for Morecambe and Wise, among others – was magnificent, rifling off one-liners and letting the comics get on with it while keeping their egos intact. Six to watch: panel show hosts 2010-10-21T14:49:00Z

“The hardest thing for athletes to do is when you start over, you really have to quiet the ego and you have to ... begin again,” Bryant said. NBA star Kobe Bryant wins Oscar for animated short 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

In the face of assaults, my ego is fireproof, shatterproof.” Books of The Times: Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful 2011-01-11T22:06:40Z

There was no ego involved in this at all. Josh Kelley gets personal on debut country album 2011-03-29T12:01:05Z

"You don't do something like this, certainly coming from our backgrounds, with the idea that your ego is going to be nourished or exercised in some way," says Patric. Noth, Sutherland, Patric, Cox, Gaffigan lose egos 2011-02-11T13:16:04Z

But now she's going on a journey, possibly a final one, with her odd little collection of friends in her suitcase, ready to have a hand – and an alter ego – stuffed up them. TV review: Nina Conti – A Ventriloquist's Story; Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars 2012-06-10T22:00:01Z

The piece is an exercise in ego, although I have no doubt that the writer is thrilled with his or her own display of courage. Perspective | Publishing that anonymous New York Times article wasn’t ‘gutless.’ But writing it probably was. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

The new Supergirl, meanwhile, bubbles with tween-friendly feminist references; in the pilot, the titular hero even worries her alter ego’s new name is “antifeminist”. Fight the power: how the female superhero is finally taking flight 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z

It is her thesis that as Shakespeare developed as a playwright, his women increasingly became his artistic alter egos, marginalized figures who stood to the side of the power makers, observing and interpreting. | 'Women of Will': Tamed or Tragic: Tina Packer?s Tour of Shakespeare?s Women 2010-06-24T21:25:00Z

A symbol of ego transcendence, a shedding of skin. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z

But folk musicians are a predominantly nice bunch, with a culture of inclusivity and community rather than ego. Fiddler on the yoof ? My son the 12-year-old fiddle prodigy 2011-03-31T22:00:00Z

But it didn’t feel right to claim the words, or inject them with too much actorly ego. The Sound in Their Ears? Black Thinkers Sharing ‘Lessons in Survival’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

Will we see his alter ego Saul Goodman this year? Bob Odenkirk on ‘Better Call Saul’ and the Return of Gus Fring 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

There's no intrinsic value to it, so there was no reason other than ego for me to jump into that river. Mike Myers: why I made a film about supermensch Shep Gordon 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

This is not a woman who has been worn down by cares; she’s a vigilant, fire-breathing watchdog of her husband’s ego. Theater Review: ?Death of a Salesman,? With Philip Seymour Hoffman 2012-03-16T02:11:33Z

It’s only because we were trying to build an ego or a self. Erykah Badu Helped Define ‘Wokeness.’ Now She’s a Target. 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, Inspector Pulse is the alter ego of the composer Bruce Adolphe, director of family programs at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Spare Times for Children for May 9-15 2014-05-08T21:59:09Z

Originally, Black Canary was the alter ego of Dinah Drake, a florist who fought crime at night. Who Are the Birds of Prey, Exactly? A Guide to Harley Quinn’s Team 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

In other words, the veritable kindred spirit of her alter egos. Review | Phoebe Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Busy Philipps are here to brighten your days 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

When this happens the ego will fight off these feelings withdefense mechanisms. Anal, neurotic, defensive, hysterical: We reference Freud everyday — often without even realizing it 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

On a tour of the show on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Hogancamp sipped espresso and lit up as he recounted the exploits of his alter ego, whom he calls Little Hogie, and his lady gang. Mark Hogancamp, the Artist as (Imagined) War Hero 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

These satirical dramas always have a deeper core to their storytelling, and "The Idol" lost whatever sincerity it had when it succumbed to the egos of rich, unrelenting and insincere provocateurs like Levinson and Tefsaye. Why "The Idol" being canceled is causing so much joy 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z

The ego, of course, does not die so easily, nor is it possible for modern writers to avoid speaking and writing about their private lives. Rachel Cusk Said She Was Done With Autobiography. These Essays Suggest Otherwise. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

She brings so little ego to the roles she plays, so little of herself, that you go away with no idea who that actress actually was. Jessica Chastain: ‘It’s a myth that women don’t get along’ 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

Regina King stars as Angela Abar, a purportedly former cop who actually still works with the police as her masked alter ego, Sister Night. Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen’? 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

A flashback episode reveals that the whole set was arranged to fluff Mitch’s ego: Staffers flirt with him, cheek-kiss him, twirl for him, laugh off his jokes. The Sexual Predator’s TV Wife 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

Big, bold and brazen, Schnabel's art and ego met the needs of a hungry, hyperbolic market. New and unimproved: the spectacle of Julian Schnabel 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

There are more direct ways that are actually less risky to the ego. Psych meds dull my creativity 2013-02-26T01:00:00Z

"I wanted to create awareness for animation," explains Ellison, whose hilarious alter ego, Case Case, is the anchor of the online pop culture journal Status Update. | 'Aboveground Animation' at the New Museum 2012-11-15T17:00:36Z

Inside it, there is someone whose ego is not intergalactically proportioned but, so far as I can judge, more modest. Brian Cox: Physics is better than rock'n'roll 2011-03-24T08:01:00Z

Yet as Ms. Adlon started to write for her alter ego, she said she could not escape the “old-school TV mentality that lives in your brain,” telling her that more exotic trappings were needed. Pamela Adlon Is Starring in Her Very Own Zen Riddle 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Either Jane Lynch or her snide alter ego, Sue Sylvester of “Glee,” will host this year’s Prime Time Emmy Awards, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Thursday. ArtsBeat: Jane Lynch, or Sue Sylvester, to Host Emmys 2011-06-02T19:30:57Z

In New Haven last year he gave a brilliant account of the Dido-Sorceress alter ego of Mr. Morris’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Dance Review: An Evening Revisits Mark Morris Hits (Along With a Few of Chopin?s) 2010-09-26T22:13:00Z

And ego – or rather a lack of one – may be a key factor. Faster, higher, longer: how female ultra-athletes started to beat men 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Find me one of those who isn't nursing a starved ego, and I'll sell you my unicorn. "And Just Like That," Miranda ruined Che for viewers 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z

Not just in a fun, jokey way like those actors above, but as a vulnerable, washed-up comedian whose desperation is only matched by his ego. "You know nothing of my work": Five great self-aware cameos 2011-08-01T18:02:00Z

The overall effect is to remind fans that “Girls” is not a reality show, that the real-life Lena is not doomed to suffer love, like her television alter ego, Hannah Horvath. Power Couples on Twitter and Instagram 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

The old cliche about flashy cars being an extension of the male ego is truer than ever in this universe. How the Fast and Furious franchise used cars to symbolize the American dream 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

But she wondered if his alter ego could boost the efforts too. Tyler Perry Gets Covid-19 Vaccine on TV to Reassure Black Skeptics 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

To that end “Iron Man 3,” which finds Robert Downey Jr.’s brilliant industrialist sparring in his alter ego with a terrorist called the Mandarin, did its job and then some. ‘Iron Man 3’ Delivers a Punch at the Box Office 2013-05-05T20:44:58Z

“My ego doesn’t have to get up to show them. There are other ways, just talking to them and trusting they can find it.” Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

In “Good Self, Bad Self,” Ms. Smith delineates the seven character traits that can be our shining attributes — or our downfall: ego, denial, fear, ambition, accommodation, patience, and indulgence. Judy Smith Enters the Petraeus Spotlight 2012-11-16T22:36:43Z

The difference in what I went through: I learned a lesson in ego. In ‘True Story,’ Kevin Hart Really Does Kill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

Even early on, their close friendship made checking egos easy. Backing Brandi: How the Hanseroth twins and Brandi Carlile became a Grammy-storming ‘misfit’ family 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

“He just insults his students all day long until they start laughing and their ego gets out of the way,” Bazinet said. The Dumbledore of Clowning 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z

“But what Sheila’s doing is acknowledging the ego that’s present in every creative work and getting it out of the way.” Sheila Heti Is Still Asking Questions 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

There is some risk of physical and ego injury, and both teens should be warned. Perspective | Ask Amy: Backyard ‘Battle of the Sexes’ carries some risk 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

Instead, "fantasy" – by which I mean experimentation, reinvention, alter egos and all the other fun stuff – is prevailing. Silibil N' Brains: California Schemin' ? the end of authenticity 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

Too many people over-choreograph, but he had no ego that way. Donald Saddler, Dancer, and a Choreographer on Broadway, Dies at 96 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Instead, their egos get wrapped up in the game. Who won "Top Chef Masters"? 2010-06-10T12:18:00Z

We came up with this plan to not wake up the ego. Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

In excavating her own ego, Ms. Scott has been given deluxe support all the way. Theater Review: Sherie Rene Scott: Semi-Star From Kansas 2010-04-30T02:27:00Z

You've got to leave your ego at the side of the stage. One for the roadies: in praise of rock'n'roll's unsung heroes 2012-12-12T16:34:31Z

“It was the remark of a man without ego,” Mr. Barenboim added. 2010-01-08T21:25:00Z

Each features a heroine who feels trapped in her royal role but accomplishes more than is expected of her, while massaging the bruised ego of her husband and consort. Review: One Vote for ‘Victoria’ Over ‘The Crown’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

I mean, I think it's helping his ego, possibly for five or 10 minutes, but that's about it. The art of making "vagina movies" 2010-04-29T17:55:00Z

This reflects the kind of pianism to which Piemontesi aspires: composer wins over ego, musical integrity over flashiness, tireless preparation over hopeful inspiration. Francesco Piemontesi: Recital ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:44Z

That’s rare in a town filled with former high school class presidents with enough egos to “float battleships,” as former senator Alan Simpson put it. Robert Mueller is the most unknowable man in Washington 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Even in gentler works like this one, Beethoven needs ego and a sense of creative tension. Review: Paul Lewis and Lisa Batiashvili, Recital Partners at Alice Tully Hall 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

This is a tantalizing premise for fans of comedies about vintage theater stars preening their overgrown egos and flamboyant neuroses. | 'The Grand Manner': Kate Burton in A. E. Gurney?s Comedy at Lincoln Center 2010-06-28T02:12:00Z

Zobler has a sizable ego but isn’t comfortable being the face of his brand. Andrew Zobler, Line Hotel's Boutique Warrior 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

In the script, he’s supposed to convince her that actually he’s missed her, Daisy, more than he misses her alter ego, Melinda, so he unites the two identities. I Love Performing Those Songs. But What About the Gender Politics? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

So Jimmy will soon fully embrace his alter ego, Saul Goodman, who has made only fleeting cameos thus far. ‘Better Call Saul’: There Will Be (Way More) Blood 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

This approach rankles Junie, who has an ego almost as big as her id. Review: Junie B. Jones, the Raging Bull of First Grade 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

One thing we’ve learned from the Superman myth is that the Man of Steel has a mild-mannered alter ego, Clark Kent, who few suspect has any connection to that heroic crusader. Review: John Epperson Steps Out, Leaving the Diva at Home 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

In “Flexn Evolution,” which opens at the Park Avenue Armory on Thursday, Ms. Felton, 26, will display those alter egos in group numbers, as well as in a haunting solo set to Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer.” Shelby Shellz Suzie Q Felton, the ‘Lady Professor’ of Flexing 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

Under the alter ego, she shrinks to action figure size and makes funny videos. "Gen V" is bloody and raunchy enough to live up to the expectations set by "The Boys" 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z

That is not to say that Gehry doesn’t retain a healthy ego. ‘What Would I Do?’ Frank Gehry, 92, Is Too Busy to Retire 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

He delighted in reading aloud to them, never broke the third wall in the imaginative games at which he excelled, and often spoke in the gruff voice of his favorite alter ego, Grover the Muppet. Literary Fathers, Literary Daughters, and the Books That Bind Them 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z

Rowling noted that Robert Galbraith, her fictional alter ego, “has always felt like my own private playground.” Review | J.K. Rowling’s ‘Troubled Blood’ is her most ambitious Robert Galbraith novel yet — and likely the most divisive 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

“The butt of my joke? Or am I just some post-coke, average, skinny bloke calling his ego imagination?” The Year Pop’s Men Dismantled Their Masculinity 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z

Harpurhey's even ready to be introduced to one of the Davids' drag queen alter ego, Diana Dior. People Like Us – TV review 2013-02-07T07:00:18Z

I’ve had many letters from people whose egos were bruised after not being recognized repeatedly; they feel disrespected. Social Q’s: The Venting Process 2014-05-08T22:13:35Z

Unswervingly devoted to her boss, she is his screwball sparring partner and the manager of his ego. Review: ‘Steve Jobs,’ Apple’s Visionary C.E.O. Dissected 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Once ego’s noise subsides, the old obsessions return. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

You're going to get the odd idiot along the way who is ego driven and awful, but those people tend not to last very long. Top 10 tips for being a music producer 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

The place had always been a battleground for individual egos and partisan groups. The Short Life and Long Legacy of Black Mountain College 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

“It’s more personal, rather than the ego thing of showing everyone how big your diamond is.” Why marrying millennials are giving the finger to diamond rings 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

This is Leonard writing about splashy 1970s Detroit, full of big cars, bloated egos and its share – at least in fiction – of grifters and criminals. An exclusive lost scene from Elmore Leonard's 'Swag' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

Maybe a little, but there are worse ways to learn about the frailties of the male ego. Motherlode Blog: Watching Movies With the Kids Is a Mixed Bag 2013-04-19T13:20:20Z

“I didn’t change my name. It was just part of one of my alter egos. One of my alter egos is Love.” Brother Love? Puff Daddy? Call me what you want, says Sean Combs 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Look for avenues of professional advancement that appeal not just to your ego but to your heart.  I’m at a crossroads 2012-09-20T00:00:00Z

I can never tell,” Doreen says innocently, and Ms. Thomas perfectly captures the obliviousness that is a byproduct of overweening ego. | 'Relatively Speaking': ?Relatively Speaking? at Brooks Atkinson Theater ? Review 2011-10-21T02:01:14Z

His life starts to unravel, leading to one indignity after another, until his patience runs out and he forms his deadly alter ego, the Joker. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Great’ and ‘Graduate Together’ 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

Or think of him as a replacement White Stripes, only minus Meg, and without Jack's overbearing ego. New band of the day ? No 964: SuitCase 2011-02-09T16:48:37Z

There are more roving hands and wounded male egos at the carnival parties in Gilgi’s native Cologne. How a Grandmother’s Diary Led to a Long-Lost Literary Gem 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

David is a complicated character, and not one we especially like: He is a warrior with enormous flaws and an equally enormous ego. Geraldine Brooks reimagines King David’s life in ‘The Secret Chord’ 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

I don’t particularly have an ego minefield when I’m writing my own material—I just write it and there it is. “Music is so abused these days”: XTC’s Andy Partridge opens up about songwriting, painting and developing the “cruel parent gene” toward your own art 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

For the rest of our time in Big Sky, however, all that we bruised were our egos after countless small tumbles experimenting on jumps and tricky wooded runs. At Montana’s Big Sky Resort, limitless vistas and rural charm 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Passing through a room in the exhibition dedicated to her theater characters is like encountering the bat-cave where she stores the suits and props for her alter egos. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

Competitive drive and ego had led them to that place. Three men guided millions through horror of Sept. 11, 2001 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z

Francesca’s pictures and quotations evoke an ambitious, driven young woman impatient for recognition, who is cursed with that volatile combination common to artists: a voracious ego and a fragile psyche. | 'The Woodmans': Self-Portrait of the Artist as a Suicide 2011-01-18T23:30:09Z

Goodness as a form of narcissism, ego enhancement or even a mental disorder. Toni Morrison: ‘Goodness: Altruism and the Literary Imagination’ 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

It's also kind of fun to do a show where there's no huge egos. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z

"Will I blow all of this money baby/ Hammertime?" he wonders, much like Kanye West used to, before West's ego overwrote his more appealing insecurities. Drake/ J Cole ? review 2011-01-09T00:05:38Z

But the coif is magnificent, an exposed ego of an updo that communicates all the shoestring pretensions of the world Eugene and Jane occupy together. Review: In ‘Wobble Palace,’ a Relationship Hangs by a Stringy Toupee 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

But Loretta's songs, she would be horrified to know, make for easy listening, and Evans uses the alter ego to supply amusingly barbed remarks on the music industry and neurotic young womanhood. Loretta Maine 2010-08-13T13:01:00Z

Lord knows where it may have gone; those huge egos in the studio at the same time! 1969 Hendrix telegram: Can Paul come to play? 2013-05-10T06:32:08Z

Can this rational, charming chief without the edge, ego or cult following of wacky founders succeed in today’s insane economy? Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Fashion week in New York, Paris and Milan can often be a surreal experience, full of towering fantasy, inflated egos and sky-high stilettos. Saudi Arabia Just Had Its First Fashion Week 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

As younger generations contend with the blurring of the lines between their authentic selves and their outward-facing alter egos on social media, Johnny’s neural implants scrambling his consciousness start to seem redundant. It gets … worse: what can we learn from movies set in 2021? 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z

More literary adaptation than biopic, the movie uses the fiction alter egos Kerouac created for the novel. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: An Early Look at 'On the Road' 2012-05-23T16:03:06Z

But here’s the thing: Lochte’s ego, tackiness and poor spelling are not all that remarkable. Ryan Lochte: So sexy, so dumb 2012-08-06T21:30:00Z

Bernstein's talent and ego were too large to be subjugated to a background role in a film and the whims of Hollywood producers and directors. Conductor James Gaffigan a bracing presence at Disney Hall 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

If you do get nominated, there’s ego and you think it means something. Ted Danson Made D’Arcy Carden a Better Not-a-Robot 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Williams didn’t go into any deep psychological reasons for this colossal unforced error, except to say that vanity played a part: He stated several times that his ego got the better of him. Brian Williams, in Raw Form, Delivers an Apology on ‘Today’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Today, popular representations of marriage tend toward “two very self-protective egos at war with one another,” Mr. Miller said, “each wanting vindication and to be right by showing that the other is wrong.” When Couples Fight on Facebook, Everyone Knows the Score 2010-03-18T00:26:00Z

The emotional turning point comes during a little tiff when their egos suddenly lock horns, and Stravinsky contemptuously dismisses Chanel’s profession as next to nothing compared to his. | 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Jan Kounen?s Tale of Artists in Love 2010-06-10T23:28:00Z

“Say my name,” Cranston yelled to the audience, referring to White’s alter ego Heisenberg’s popular catchphrase. Bryan Cranston Hits Play on "Walter White" at Electric Daisy Carnival 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

Despite the faking, these are some of the realest, rawest moments of your young life; two unformed people pressing their naked egos against each other. How to actually “marry smart” 2014-03-11T23:00:00Z

If your ego is intact enough, you don’t have to go out and try and please a whole bunch of strangers.’” ‘People just want a bully’ - director Mike Mills on how the US picks its president 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

He says Helm "foul-mouthed, hard-rock bombast" is "masking an ego as frail as spun sugar". Edinburgh Comedy awards - Who's who? 2013-08-21T17:04:20Z

There’s a reason no one is currently trying to emulate what Tesfaye is achieving — it requires the meticulousness of an engineer, the ego of a superstar and the scars of the deeply wounded. The Endless Pop Shimmers of the Weeknd 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

Big egos in small studios, high-pressure critiques and lowlife carousing: If you’re looking for creative drama, there’s nowhere quite like art school. Flying Goats and Black Squares, Charging Into the Future 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

But the most important difference between them is their egos, or rather how they make use of them. Theater Review | 'All About Me': Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna, at Henry Miller?s Theater 2010-03-19T03:32:00Z

It needs to be a film-maker with vision and verve who understands how to work within set guidelines, a film-maker with courage but little in the way of ego. Why does Star Wars keep losing its directors? 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z

Relationship drama, interoffice politics, personal insults, and massive egos, for starters. Watch 'The Muppets' Go Behind the Scenes in New Trailer 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z

In therapy, we focused on why people have to say negative things to other people in order to boost their own ego. Ask Amy: Vacation dilemma calls for expert mind reader

In the course of two decades, he had written six novellas about the Brown Dog character that critics liked to paint as Jim’s alter ego, and likened to a “21st-century version of Huck Finn.” Jim Harrison, Mozart of the Prairie 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

His alter ego, Brainstorm, is a gifted telepathic crime solver, and while Phil is anything but heroic, he really can read minds. Fiona Maazel's 'A Little More Human' is like Pynchon writing a telenovela 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Their freewheeling, improvisatory mode of one-upmanship has become a brand unto itself, a kind of Coca Cola of dueling male egos. Review: 'The Trip to Spain' Is More of the Same, and That's OK 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

Political involvement has clearly helped these performers keep their feet on the ground and their egos from exploding. Movie Review: ‘Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation’ 2013-01-17T23:38:50Z

She allows the women in his life to emerge as far more than mere satellites to a great male ego. Louis Kahn: Extraordinary architect, complex family man 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

This was, after all, the age of the devilishly gifted violinist Paganini and of piano wizards with outsize egos that divided critics and fans. An Ingenious Frédéric Chopin 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

There’s the local Sergeant Beckles, whose ego is bruised when Scotland Yard is called in to investigate the crime. In Paradise, ‘Men Can’t Control Themselves’ 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

Carry your entire share of the domestic weight, because anything less says you care more about your ego than you do about her. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Three’s a crowd, except when it’s a angry, drunken mob 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

Dunn’s willingness to serve the song, rather than his ego, led to an endless array of job offers in the decades since he left Stax. Donald 'Duck' Dunn dead at 70: A soul rhythm-section great 2012-05-13T23:40:00Z

Far from being a nostalgic ego trip, though, Lapine’s book is astonishingly frank about the show’s troubles and his own shortcomings. Sunday in the Trenches With George 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z

Having an out-of-body experience, Dr. Strange slowly rids himself of stubbornness, arrogance, and ambition, silencing his ego and surrendering his intellect. Celebrating Benedict Cumberbatch's best movie misfits 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

Message: We are through being compliant, complicit and compulsively focused on soothing male egos. Perspective | At the Golden Globes, a night of powerful symbolism. Now, for the substance. 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

“They want the story so much that they don’t pay attention,” says Cipriano, whose alter ego is named for his commanding officer, a Capt. Jank, from his Army days in the 1980s. Prank-call legend Captain Janks is still a nemesis of news outlets

And there's no ego of like, “Wait a second, now I'm insecure and now I can’t perform the way I want to.” For these guys, it's about finding that rhythm 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

The movie touches on some worthy topics — sex, age, ego, desire, reason, insanity, death — but never focuses long on any of them: Some bits are amusing, most are simply tedious. Review: ‘The Genital Warriors’ Revisits Bygone Romances 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

Her diatribe to your partner smacks of guilt, a ruffled ego. My mother-in-law should apologise to me | Mariella Frostrup 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

Despite working in mainstream cinema, his maverick spirit and ego made him an uneasy partner with Hollywood studios. Blake Edwards obituary 2010-12-16T19:36:35Z

For women, the desire to “baby-talk” can be especially strong because of societal pressure to protect a man’s ego. What is 'sexy baby voice'? We spoke to a sociologist to find out more 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

But there is no hint of ego in the way he talks about the substance of his job, his relationships with singers, the way he prepares for his performances. Robin Ticciati: Transcontinental maestro at 27 2010-08-19T22:00:00Z

“But as with covid, he was too wrapped up in his own ego and his own delusions about his invincibility.” Trump played tough with Putin when cameras were around, but a new book details his insecurities 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

Otherwise, Benjamin Fingerhut’s documentary is a brisk and absorbing tour of the human ego. | 'Repo Chick': Latest Celebutante Satire Already Out of Date 2011-01-14T01:12:09Z

An outsized ego can have an odd effect on us actors. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

What the show is really selling is the Chang attitude and mystique, a combination of ego, exactitude, foul-mouthed rebelliousness and self-deprecatory nerdiness. Review: David Chang in the Comfort Food Zone on Netflix 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

Fox and Galliano didn't just spew; they brought their own egos and inability to do the job at hand to their high-paying, high-profile workplaces. The new high price of mouthing off 2011-06-21T20:11:00Z

Too much money is involved, too much sex, too many vulgarly inflated egos, too much that is peripheral to the game. Is France in the grip of an existential crisis? 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z

The show is like a ribald travelogue of one guy, Louis CK’s alter ego, going out into the world and meeting new people. Louis CK Talks Daniel Tosh Rape-Joke Furor on Daily Show, Gives Classically Louis CK-ian Response 2012-07-17T14:26:56Z

He is his brother’s keeper and, of course, his alter ego, with a hair-trigger rage that’s the purportedly rational counterpart to Thomas’s involuntary darkness. Review: Mark Ruffalo, Times Two, in the Saddest Story Ever Told 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Had Martha bruised the egos of lesser beings, her behavior might have passed without notice. The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Over the past year, a small troupe of drag performers with Down syndrome has taken the stage in London, Stockholm, Oslo and Montreal, adopting flashy alter egos and basking in the crowd’s applause. Complaint Filed After Door Closes on Drag Performers With Down Syndrome 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

I think we do ourselves a disservice where we kind of inflate each other's egos to the point of unreality. 2010-02-04T07:50:00Z

His alter ego, introduced in 1976, trudged on from episode to episode, quarreling with co-workers, dealing with car problems, addressing family crises and fretting over money matters and health problems. Harvey Pekar, ?American Splendor? Creator, Dies at 70 2010-07-13T00:45:00Z

I mean, maybe I might start developing an ego at some point. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z

Now 59, he's speaking about the memoir at the Edinburgh book festival and – while he's long left that ranting standup alter ego behind – bibliophiles may discern revolutionary fury behind the avuncular, man-of-letters persona. Alexei Sayle: How?Stalin stole my?childhood 2011-08-11T20:00:02Z

“Are you 62? There’s a discount,” the woman at the door said, crushing our egos. Pardon My Sweat, and Pass the Borscht 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Rachvelishvili views her frequent stage alter ego as a fiercely independent soul, who truly loves every man she entrances and entangles — for a while. 'Carmen': Quite a woman at Seattle Opera 2011-10-05T22:47:04Z

This is what you walk by before you go onstage, in case anyone ever wants to try and have an ego in that room. Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z

It explores the fragility of the male ego as well as the reckoning of the #MeToo movement on toxic masculinity — for laughs, of course. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

I'm about to do some more live stuff as Mr. Swallow, which is like my alter ego on stage and might possibly bring that over to the States at some point. Nate is a "troubled soul": "Ted Lasso" star Nick Mohammed on his character's dark turn 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

“Come dance with us!” the costumed duo beckoned, dressed up as alter egos Des and Dash. Tonight Show: See Jimmy Fallon Dance With Jennifer Lawrence 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

In the Times, Michael Lewis wrote that the book was “a portrait of an ego gone haywire.” Editing Donald Trump 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z

And I'm putting together another book of poems by my Romanian alter ego. Revolution narrative 2011-08-04T00:34:37Z

He has always been clear that he is almost exclusively concerned with his own ego. Hillary: The perfect one 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

Portraying only eight people — nine if you include her own alter ego — she nevertheless brings the questions, the pain and even the unspeakable thoughts of hundreds, if not millions, to life. Review: The Ghosts of Michael Brown, in ‘Until the Flood’ 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

But it also gets at a point about her that drives some people crazy, the notion that Oprah put the "O" into "ego." For some, Oprah's exit is good riddance 2011-05-23T13:01:00Z

It's a scene in which physical danger, implied threat, rampant ego and colossal silliness combine, with few rivals in this year's live calendar. Jay-Z and Kanye West – review 2012-05-26T23:05:46Z

The protagonists of Comyns’s books are evident alter egos, skilled in cunning lore, herbalism and potions, traditionally viewed as domestic, female arts. Evil Stepmother, Reimagined 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

She eventually concedes and steps down to equity partner status valuing the health of the firm and her partnership with Liz over her ego. "The Good Fight" differentiates between who has the luxury of tuning out our political troubles 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Olsen could never figure out that the bespectacled, “mild-mannered” Kent was Superman’s alter ego. Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen in TV’s ‘Superman’ series, dies at 87 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

His serenely minimal spaces allow one to “forget one’s ego,” he observes. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z

Not for reasons of ego, but to show us really how it is to write a biography, and not to present the biographer as absent. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Art of Writing Biographies 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

America's unresolved trauma is located in how it attempts to shatter the egos of young Black boys, thus continuing a generation of unhealed racism. How racism found my son on Fortnite 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z

No matter what advice he's been given or what he wears, nothing seems to give him the ego boost he desires and make him the man he wants to see reflected. The many betrayals of "Ted Lasso" 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

Back then, and for decades prior, the V.M.A.s was one of the industry’s most torrid displays of the flippant fame, and the excess, entitlement, and ego that make the music world spin. The Scandalous Dullness of MTV’s First Post-Millennial V.M.A.s 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

“Word of Mouth” by Timo Andres is an exhilarating chamber symphony suffused with optimism but also seemingly filled with the clamor of conflicting ambitions and egos. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

Kyle could have been introduced in Batman 3 and allowed to transform into her alter ego in a future film. Anne Hathaway's Catwoman walks into a crowded Dark Knight Rises 2011-01-20T14:56:04Z

But when those decisions about pecking order are premised on gender and race, surely it’s not ego to protest? Taraji P Henson: 'I'm glad I kept my ego in check' 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

Among the reasons are simple bad luck, a lack of ambition or ego, and, perhaps, limited room at the very top for black female singers. Backup singers take center stage in new documentary film 2013-06-14T19:30:42Z

The Larry Sanders Show is an exploration of insecure ego pushed to the limit. 'Raw, sad, hilarious': how Rip Torn lit up TV with The Larry Sanders Show 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

Yet, if one all-consuming ego isn't enough for a single bill then what happens when you combine two? The Pogues wouldn't be your best fwends? Headline acts often aren't ... 2011-04-07T15:26:47Z

“Woke up today and decided to kill my ego/It never done me no good no how,” he sings on “Just Let Go,” and it sounds like a big old grin. Sturgill Simpson’s ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’ 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Clayton’s alter ego, DJ Rupture, mixes regional sounds from Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. In 'Uproot,' Jace Clayton takes a worldwide tour of the digital underground 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

And the male characters, they really captured that certain ego and bluster and kind of puffed-up-ness to them. Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

But even as Paul Graff is an unmistakable alter ego, his situation is a version of the predicament faced by the young men played by Joaquin Phoenix in “We Own the Night” and “Two Lovers.” ‘Armageddon Time’ Review: Hard Lessons About Life in America 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

Author Alan Conway drew inspiration from his own life, which means that many people he knew appeared as alter egos in his period novel. Maintaining the "Magpie Murders" main title mystery: The clues, the murders and a bird masquerade 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z

During our brief exchange, it was clear Plant didn’t want to be adulated — he didn’t need his ego stroked by a fawning fan. Plagiarists or innovators? The Led Zeppelin paradox endures 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

“Not to say that there was ego at play would be a lie,” he said. Unlucky or deluded? One man’s attempt to swim the Atlantic 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z

Here was another show featuring a stand-up comedian’s lightly fictionalized alter ego. For ‘Crashing,’ the Third Season Was the Charm. Also the End. 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Loving Daenerys as a savior figure required ignoring a whole bunch of signs of her unchecked ego and her cruelty. "Game of Thrones": Don't be shocked by Daenerys — her King's Landing turn was very much earned 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

A true reflection of Mr. Boulton’s life, after all, might look more like a fun-house mirror distortion of the Manhattan high life — with distentions in the areas of sex, drugs and ego. Up Close: Notoriety in a Tight Embrace 2010-06-09T23:12:00Z

DJ Hugo H, recalled Knuckles as a generous mentor who put music before ego. Frankie Knuckles: His Chicago sound was heard around the world 2014-04-01T23:22:00Z

My idea, my idea!’ but at the end of the day we both learned how to manage our egos. How to make your own web series … with the creators of Be Here Nowish 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

However, in the concluding paragraph, Wolcott writes of the unrelenting media attention paid to the various subsidiary Trumps and Kardashians, “Please, stop.... Why keep feeding their ravenous egos?” Letters to the Editor 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Gellar’s elves don’t just stay on the shelf — they apparently have super alter egos as well. Sarah Michelle Gellar Is the MVP of Elf on the Shelf 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Good as Coogan typically is in any film, he has never seemed more grounded in a role than as Partridge, an alter ego he wears like a glove. A funny showcase for Steve Coogan’s misfit ‘Alan Partridge’ 2014-04-17T20:39:41Z

But what about more recent wine regions like California or Australia, where decisions about grapes, methods and styles of wine have often been made by individual entrepreneurs motivated by commercial expedience or ego? How the Internet Has Left Its Mark on Terroir 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z

And, of course, a surfeit of ambition, ego and indulgence is equally likely to result in travesty as triumph. Pop's long players: sometimes extra length makes all the difference 2012-05-17T08:46:17Z

I’m wondering if this use of two-dimensional alter egos isn’t some sly comment on how virtual reality is replacing real reality and how we have all become mere ghosts of our technological avatars. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: Familiar, but Far From Haunting 2011-07-20T16:30:02Z

True Scrabble players, Daniel says, have learned how to check their egos at the church basement door. Tile Me More! 6 Scrabble Tips From Top Players 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

It was a blow to my ego that I had never experienced before, and as someone with a pretty fragile self image, such a blow was disastrous. Two Real Stories That Will Change Your Mind About Cheating 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

The movie dies once she comes along and dilutes what had been a drama of egos. Uncouth, Cranky and Rude: Movies in 1988 Were a Far Cry From Today 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

The 62-year-old David isn't cranky or a curmudgeon – words often used to describe his alter ego, also called Larry David, in the hugely successful US sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm – but he is a fretter. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z

There's an especially heavy-footed reference to the id, ego and super ego in the three separate parts into which Asimov divides his "soft ones". Back to the Hugos: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 2011-01-06T15:34:14Z

He was largely responsible for glamorizing the business and turning models into idols, their egos expanding in direct proportion to their earnings potential. John Casablancas, Modeling Visionary, Dies at 70 2013-07-21T00:17:05Z

Museum curators routinely face all kinds of challenges: delicate works of art that need special attention, fragile artist egos that require careful stroking, unwilling lenders who need convincing. Inside Art: The Cat Is Stuffed, but the Bird Is Real 2011-01-06T22:44:44Z

Q. Even the music you like — like “Diamond Dogs,” David Bowie’s album about “1984” — is full of alter egos and secret identities. Playlist: A Rock Star and His Cartoonist Alter Ego 2010-12-26T02:23:55Z

On top of that, the male ego is no longer the small-screen goldmine it once was. All hail Billions – the smartest stupid show on TV 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z

There is a character at work here: His rapport is winning, his routines are confident and he’s great at generating anticipation, yet his ego is as fragile as fine glass. Review | Dramatic tricks abound in new ‘Magic Play’ 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z

But readers be warned: Spitz doesn’t hold back in describing the band’s antics, its displays of ego and cruelty that today’s audiences might find less than acceptable. Review | Was Led Zeppelin the best or the worst of rock-and-roll? A new book will help you decide. 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

We were soulmates, but my career was on fire and my ego was out of control. Burt Reynolds: ‘I dumped a load of manure on the National Enquirer' 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

In the background, a tall, graying man looked on impassively, stooping the way big people do when their egos don’t match their height. Robert Therrien Gets a Solo Show at the Albright-Knox 2013-07-12T11:57:00Z

Taproot Theatre promises a different sort of production than the usual for Mitch Leigh's fantasia about Spain's Golden Age writer Miguel de Cervantes and his literary alter ego, Don Quixote. Local theater: From 'Laramie' to 'La Mancha' to the HMS Pinafore 2010-07-01T20:43:00Z

"It's an ego thing," he says, about a sometimes tendency among the less informed to overlook the Boxster as a "serious" Porsche. Porsche's Newest Baby 2010-07-15T17:06:00Z

He considers whether his first wanting to run for office was not so much about serving as about his ego or his self-indulgence or his envy of those more successful. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Speaking of characters, I wasn’t sure which of your alter egos would show up today. | Nicki Minaj 2010-12-04T16:25:00Z

When the reason for what played out is revealed, it gets back to the initial points the film makes about ego and hubris. "The Lost Leonardo" is a slick, fascinating mystery that uncovers ego and hubris in the art world 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z

Some attacked Andrews's production as another yet example of a director's conceptualising ego. Best theatre of 2012, No 3: Three Sisters, Young Vic 2012-12-19T17:40:41Z

“That wasn’t meant to be an ego boost,” Curtis said. Jamie Lee Curtis: I’m Waving the Banner for Generations of Women 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

They were just two craftsmen, two brilliant minds with their egos put aside. To Igor, With Love and Masterpieces, George 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

At Last is the final novel, one thinks, in his series about his alter ego, the neurotic Patrick Melrose. Seven Books I?m Looking Forward to in 2012 2011-12-07T09:58:46Z

So does the image of the artist himself in the guise of his alter ego, a buff, cross-dressing, gender-fluid tribal leader named Miss Chief Eagle Testickle. A Cree Artist Redraws History 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

For modernists like Frutiger, there was a morality to design: every function had a perfect form, and to exceed that with some expression of ego was to stray into decadence. Design for knife: can cutlery cure disability? 2012-06-18T15:10:06Z

The good ones will not be born of ego or competition or fear. Someday, We’ll Look Back on All of This and Write a Novel 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z

She takes a scalpel to the male ego, even as she creates one of the great male characters in world literature. The Radiant Prince Comes to Fifth Avenue 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

It was difficult, but eventually each of us overcame this ego problem and learned to think of it as “this is our stuff.” A Documentary Collaboration That Didn't Start Out Promisingly 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Things I was afraid of like, ego and fear and all of that. Ariana Grande: If I Were an Emoji, I Would Be 👩, Or Maybe 🌌 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z

I think that’s another thing — when we talk about the ego, we as artists do have to look beyond ourselves. At the Oscars, some songwriters are left in the dark 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

These heroes and their alter egos were, like most of us, a bit singed. Superheroes: Born in New York City 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

In a recent stop in Pasadena to promote his latest project, History's "Texas Rising" miniseries, the 60-year-old actor with the born-to-be-bad face was the polar opposite of his more notorious alter egos. Ray Liotta hops a horse to join 'Texas Rising' 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

It’s also decent fun, in the leathery, businesslike, self-satisfied manner of this kind of movie, which soothes the hurt places in the male ego with sentiment strategically disguised as toughness. Review: Hey, Jack Reacher and Jason Bourne. Room for One More? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

I put my ego, Michael goes to the side and I ask for this character with love and respect to show me, reveal itself to me in however way it wants to. How Michael K. Williams brought Omar and Leonard to life: “We’re all just one big mess undern... 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

The way Moss plays her, as a whirligig of ego, anger, untended talent and self-loathing, makes Courtney Love look like Taylor Swift. Streaming: Elisabeth Moss in Her Smell – not to be sniffed at 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z

Stravinsky, by comparison, is a chatterbox, but as the film’s director, Mr. Kounen, admitted his movie is about aesthetics and mood, egos and beauty, and two actors who are meant to embody artistic creation. Mads Mikkelsen, Sex Symbol With an Unearthly Twist 2010-06-05T02:07:00Z

Instead he abandons Gluck’s story in favor of a made-up one about a woman named Els, an alter ego of Eurydice who lies in a hospital near Brussels. In Brussels, Taking ‘Orphée et Eurydice’ to Another Realm 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

She even had an alter ego, a cousin, also played by Montgomery, who embraced the sexual revolution of the 1960′s and taunted Samantha for staying home and doing her own vacuuming. 21 TV Shows That Revolutionized Female Sexuality 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

Now, we’re all about the power of emotional truths, revealed when our TV alter egos are laceratingly honest with themselves, often behind the locked door of the smallest room. Girls, Insecure and Stranger Things: how bathrooms became TV’s safe space 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

Like her onstage alter ego, Ms. Vardalos, 54, draws on what she knows, rocketing to fame as the writer and star of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” by most tallies the highest-grossing American rom-com ever. Nia Vardalos on Fame, That Greek Wedding and ‘Hamilton’ 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

I suddenly understood that my feeling of worthlessness wasn’t humility; it was a dark perversion of ego, and I didn’t need it anymore. The Nick Cave Song That Changed My Life 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

That they are alter egos, in a way, was the biggest clue to why Valjean felt so guilty, so unworthy. A New Version of ‘Les Misérables’ Has Less Singing, More Misery 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

But it also reminds you to keep your ego in check, pull your baseball cap down, don’t get lost in the madness, and just keep working. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

Most of all, the organ is the single most direct instrumental conduit to the ego. Originality enlivens the birthday party for Hurricane Mama 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

At heart, “Slings & Arrows” is a workplace comedy: A community tries to get through another op’nin’, another show while battling commercialism and egos run amok. One Work of Dance, Theater and More to Experience This Weekend 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Jacobs seems to think that the constant push to publish is about ego gratification or some such, but, at least for me, the incentive is straightforwardly financial. How the Internet made me a better writer 2014-01-27T23:59:00Z

“This character was so completely unaware of reality and, basically, her own ego,” he says. Lisa Kudrow on The Comeback’s groundbreaking satire 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z

He would never have got away with his genius in today's world of agents and multimillionaire egos. No Hats, No Trainers 2010-07-17T05:45:00Z

My poor little ego got slapped about because I thought he was so wonderful. Thandiwe Newton Feeds Her Soul With Critical Race Theory and Cleo Sol 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z

Is she an alter ego, crafted from your experience? How Prabal Gurung Plans to Fall in Love This Year 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

There wasn’t a lot of room for ego.” Current Job: Award-Winning Chef. Education: University of IHOP. 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z

And it fit the themes of his sitcom, Two and a Half Men, about the bachelor-pad exploits of his alter ego Charlie Harper. High Manxiety 2011-05-26T07:10:00Z

This show is less about art than about ethos, ego and maybe hubris. Art Review: At Acquavella, Art From Robert and Ethel Scull?s Collection 2010-04-15T21:53:00Z

Wrong says the line is focused on good design at accessible prices and he eschews the practice of relying on “star” designers: “It’s less about ego, more about the customer.” Wrong for Hay Debuts Collaborative Furniture and Accessories 2013-12-13T05:00:00Z

In the final years of his life, he acquired a new camera, enlisted his partner, Robert-Kristoffer Haynes, as his assistant, and took his uniformed alter ego further afield, into the vasts of American landscape. Tseng Kwong Chi, an “Ambiguous Ambassador” to Life in America 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z

He finds alter egos in the artists whose ghosts he touches with his cameras, calling their paintings "proto-filmmaking." In a cave with Werner Herzog 2011-04-28T18:00:43Z

Still, he must have had to keep his ego in check, playing the supporting role to actors who had been his equals in the 80s? Kevin Bacon: ‘I thought I'd be sent to the TV graveyard’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z

TONE: A “Dallas” rip-off, with all the attending petroleum, land, money, bravado, ego and intrafamily tensions. ‘Blood & Oil’: Should You Watch it? 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

For me, the animation is these two little wolves, who are the alter egos to these kids. In "Los Lobos," two boys who flee Mexico discover that the American Dream isn't Disneyland 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

With “Not That Kind of Girl,” Ms. Dunham brings a similar candor to the story of her own life, getting as naked in print as her alter ego Hannah often does in the flesh. Lena Dunham’s Memoir-ish ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

But Lloyd, whose alter ego is the Green Ninja, works behind the scenes to check his father’s worst tendencies. Review: ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ Sticks to the Instruction Manual 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

Barry Humphries may be 80, and this may or may not be his alter ego's swan song, but comedy is still a contact sport for the Australian entertainer. Dame Edna offers 'Glorious,' cheeky zaniness at Ahmanson 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Mr. Sandler, in his recent films, compensates for his by building monuments to his own ego. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in ‘Blended’ 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Or do I hate this urge to own something that came from such a pure place, to frame it and show it off and use it to service their own egos? My new TV addiction: Bravo's "Work of Art" 2010-06-05T22:01:00Z

Fallon isn’t a talk show host as much as a guy who gives happy endings for the celebrity ego. Don’t apologize, Noah Galvin: Let’s applaud celebrities who dare to speak their mind, not tear them down 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

And so, there was this real sense of representational work taking on the ego. Kehinde Wiley on Painting Masculinity and Blackness, from President Obama to the People of Ferguson 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z

But Blank is equally concerned with what it means and how it feels to be an artist, which is to say a maker of metaphorical masks and literal alter egos. ‘The Forty-Year-Old Version’ Review: Rapper’s Delight 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z

But the most pervasive doubling is the image and its haunted alter ego, paintings that generate their own erasure or blackout or dissipation in seas of gray paint. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: Blockbuster exhibition reveals a brilliant but bleak legacy 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

But his alter egos, summoned by playmakers angered and bewildered by his election, have been myriad lately. Hard Truths or Easy Targets? Confronting the Summer of Trump Onstage 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

He learns things from them, but he also doesn’t overplay his experiences, admitting that he never felt his ego had “completely dissolved,” as some others report happening. A Strait-Laced Writer Explores Psychedelics, and Leaves the Door of Perception Ajar 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

It’s worth going to see what the unmitigated male ego looks like, when expressed as a restaurant. Beast: restaurant review 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z

Ms. Winstead is charming, but Laurel is conceived mainly as an audience surrogate, there to roll her eyes for us at the egos in Washington. Review: Alien Ants Become Washington Insiders in ‘BrainDead’ 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

That is exactly what has happened to Sinclair; his whole persona is being a successful writer; hitting writer's block, his ego can't get around that. Richard E. Grant on sex, power and playing an entitled man similar to the "Teflon-coated" Trump 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z

“It’s an ego thing,” said Tom Papadopoulos, a real estate broker who specializes in restaurants. Another restaurant closes. That doesn’t mean the industry is headed for a crash. 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

I try to be an element in service of the director and story as much as my ego allows it. Javier Bardem on "The Good Boss" humor: Humans love "seeing people suffer when we see they are safe" 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

They never let us forget that their chief superpowers are glibness and ego. Review: ‘Now You See Me 2’ Illusionists Are Out to Save the World 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

He’s apparently so bugged by West’s ego that he recorded a video for Music Choice in which he mimes slapping West on the wrist for his bold claims. Slipknot Frontman: Kanye West Is 'Not the Greatest Living Rock Star' 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

She also adds a further complication to Salam’s hectic existence: He must somehow write episodes that satisfy her narcissism, Assi’s fragile ego and the ideological agenda of Uncle Bassam’s unseen backers. ‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ Review: Mideast Conflict as Soap Opera and Farce 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

This sheds pertinent interpretive light on “Three Legged Buddha”: The Buddha’s foot is resisting the artist’s effort to express his own big ego. Zhang Huan and Virginia Overton Contrast at Storm King 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

We ended up having Miles snipped the old-fashioned way, without any apparent deflation of his ego. The Secret Price of Pets 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

Broadly speaking, Patrick is an alter ego; the parents are portraits of my parents. Edward St. Aubyn, Author of ?At Last,? at Peace 2012-03-14T22:08:58Z

I say, in an effort to grease her ego. How I got my Halloween groove back after candy thieves robbed me of that joy 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z

At a manor house where players and devotees have gathered, egos and strongly held principles bring the tension to a boil. The Best Films of 2022, So Far 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

The 10-episode series, which follows his onscreen alter ego’s struggles with adulthood and disappointment, is less a plot-driven hero’s journey than an exploration of his character’s psyche — and by extension, his own. In ‘Mr. Corman,’ Joseph Gordon-Levitt Looks Inward and Asks, ‘What If?’ 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Scene sculptor: "It was a matter of adjusting the editorial ego," says Mirrione. 'Boyhood,' 'Into the Woods,' others took extraordinary measures to make 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

A song that puffs up their insatiable ego and appetite soon gives way to the realization that these two are not just competitors at the same job. "Dicks: The Musical" puts two narcissist bros under a joyous, filthy spotlight 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z

He had stopped wearing the gray suit and summoning Jambi the Genie, but that’s not what killed off his alter ego. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

“My ego has run rampant, Hadley, and it’s all over the picture!” he hoots. Tom Hanks on surviving coronavirus: 'I had crippling body aches, fatigue and couldn't concentrate' 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

Music business compromise can be disheartening, but it is not without its perks: It can bolster an artist’s ego, provide financial succor, hornswoggle the masses. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Aside from the bruised egos, the talk show fiasco has financial ramifications for American television. 2010-01-16T10:27:00Z

It’s a comedy roast, but here is this room full of people who aren’t used to having their egos taken apart. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Now domesticated animals are put to work taming the egos of wild-eyed celebrities. The TV Watch: A Madam?s New Consorts 2011-07-28T21:50:57Z

But that’s not fair; a few well-placed doubts may keep your ego and expectations in check, but too many lead to paralysis. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A commitment-shy 30-year-old fears not living up to his parents’ example 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

In 1991 he returned to his fictional alter ego, Scooter, depicting his college years at Tuskegee in the novel “The Spyglass Tree.” Albert Murray, Essayist Who Challenged the Conventional, Dies at 97 2013-08-19T16:57:56Z

But doesn't he abandon his will, ego, perhaps even his dignity, as he submits to Wilson's vision? Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z

A lot of time elapses between when he drinks the transformative potion and when he actually turns into Hyde, so sustaining the drug’s euphoria until his “alter ego” appears is tough. Diary of an American in Finland, Doing ‘Essential’ Work in Ballet 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

For a boast, it was completely bereft of ego, Mr. Mars delivering it with an implicit wink that acknowledged its limitations. Music Review: Bruno Mars, Just Part of the Band at Barclays Center 2013-06-30T21:33:14Z

By becoming someone else and having this alter ego, it brought me back to being myself. How ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Influenced Lenny Kravitz’s Memoir 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

There were no egos, no one wanted to be the star. Is gaining 15 pounds really "torture"? 2011-08-12T19:35:00Z

Legendary Afterparty, dedicated to blues musician Chris Whitley, is particularly astute, a concentrated reflection on the relationship artists have with fans, ego and the will to self-destruct that perfectly balances innocence and experience. Teitur – review 2013-01-14T18:47:51Z

Mainly, it’s a character sketch about an ego that’s grown past the point of salvation. ‘Blunt Talk’: Patrick Stewart gets dirty, with mixed results 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

The egos of all the main characters in “Trajectory” fall on the invisible ends of the electromagnetic spectrum. Richard Russo’s Latest Cast Includes Average Men and One Big Star 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

But in “Val,” we see an actor driven less by ego than extreme, even manic dedication. Val Kilmer on a life in illusion and the new doc ‘Val’ 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

But there’s a difference between ego and self-possession. A Novelist Inspired by the Cold War, a C.I.A. Typing Pool and ‘Dr. Zhivago’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

"Dirty Computer" arrived after two concept albums in which Monáe's alter egos took center stage. Top 10 albums of 2018 in hip hop and R&B 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

From the most famous classical pianist in the world, a flash of ego would not only be excused, but expected. Review: Lang Lang packed some pyrotechnics along for Benaroya 2011-01-08T21:06:04Z

The idea of alter ego as it relates to this project is really interesting because it often feels like you have many alter egos or personas when it comes to your music. St. Vincent Talks Her New Album 'MASSEDUCTION' 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

No structure known was large enough to contain his giant ego. The ecology of modernism 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

“Few things are more scary than a rejected man with a bruised ego,” Ms. Burke wrote. Offset’s ‘Toxic’ Apology to Cardi B Sets Off Social Media Outrage 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

"I know now that God was using my ego to draw me to Him," LaBeouf said. Shia LaBeouf refutes "Don't Worry Darling" firing claims, says he "quit" – and found God 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

If you give someone aged 25 a lot of money and feed their ego, they behave extraordinarily badly. From pop star to chiropractor: musicians' post-musical careers 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z

Still, the film nicely captures the grad-student vibe: beer-fueled bull sessions about science, religion, probability and destiny; fragile, self-absorbed egos preening even as confidence wavers. | 'Watching TV With the Red Chinese': Gillian Jacobs in ?Watching TV With the Red Chinese? ? Review 2012-01-20T01:46:56Z

Though more political, Colbert has been something of a disappointment in his first year on CBS, struggling to find the proper tone since dropping his right-wing alter ego. The New Politics of Late Night 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

But you’re trying to balance these very conflicting, primal reactions to what’s happening with the virus and your own career advancement, so it’s a really strange collision of your civic duty and your ego. Steven Soderbergh and Amy Seimetz Made the Pandemic Movies of the Moment 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

We exposed our egos, which made us bond and love and forgive each other, and we became closer. What life in a cult was like: “We gave away our critical thinking and moral code and surrendered it to him” 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

There are a few standups on the circuit who do warm-up, but not many enjoy it, as the ego has to be left at the door. 'Your ego has to be left at the door': the secret life of the understudy 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

“Of course, my ego was bruised,” she says. Welcome to the Dollhouse's Heather Matarazzo on rejection, suicide and ayahuasca 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

Here is the real problem: whether or not Sandy respects her art, which for Hannah is always an unmediated extension of her ego. What is a black conservative doing in Hannah Horvath’s bed? 2013-01-21T13:17:00Z

Even from the detachment of the third person — until 1980, there are alter egos in his books, but no “I” — Maxwell allows notes of nostalgia for this world to flicker through his stories. In William Maxwell’s Fiction, a Vivid, Varied Tableau of Midwestern Life 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

Wong is a man who likes to test himself in death matches with monstrous fighters like Blonsky's alter ego, The Abomination. We all love Wongers, who brings the real magic to the MCU 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

The Black Panther’s regal alter ego, Prince T’Challa, is a draw as well, said Jonathan Gray, author of the forthcoming “Illustrating the Race: Representing Blackness in American Comics.” ‘Black Panther’ Brings Hope, Hype and Pride 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

While the singer’s ego was bruised, she’d only met Nicholson a handful of times and didn’t have a deep attraction to him. The famous and famously vain men of Carly Simon's 'Boys in the Trees' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

First, the college football champion transitioned into professional wrestling and his alter ego, "The Rock," became a huge star on the World Wrestling Entertainment circuit. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes kids on new film "Journey" 2012-02-09T21:34:59Z

“You have to have an ability to subjugate your own ego,” he says. The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

With his orange skin tone, animal-pelt hairdo and overweening ego, Trump may be the greatest gift to comedians since the invention of the mother-in-law joke. The New Politics of Late Night 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

Some of them are evidently serious thinkers committed to sincere ideologies, but the film perks up when Ms. Pelosi zeros in on unbridled ego or vanity. Review: ‘Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?’ Explores Campaign Contributors 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

Silvia Venturi Fendi, Mr. Lagerfeld’s alter ego at this house, explained that the show incorporated as many different fabrics as colors, perhaps 10 in a single bag. Special Report: Fendi Takes the Long View 2010-09-23T18:09:00Z

“Everybody gets that — except Donald Trump. He has no irony about the flattery he needs to succor his ego. He eats it up as if it were absolutely genuine.” Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

“It makes us curious rather than judgmental. It makes us collaborative. It makes us humble, sharing and altruistic. It quiets the ego so that you’re not thinking about yourself as much.” Awe might be our most undervalued emotion. Here’s how to help children find it. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

Was my ego so fragile that I could not endure another three years of rejections before some story would reach a reader who would connect with it? Philip Roth’s retirement lesson 2013-02-12T12:39:00Z

According to Mr. Spector, she said, “I don’t think I have the ego to be a director,” but Mr. Penn told her, “I think you do.” Margaret Whitton, ‘Major League’ Actress, Dies at 67 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

When he reveals that he's trying to lose weight, she further strokes his ego: "A diet? What on earth? You don't need that. You are a big, strong man." From country music to "Kevin Can F**k Himself," the politics of pop culture's meat and potatoes man 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Dizzyingly, other members of the royal family appeared: the Duke of York; the Countess of Wessex; and Prince Michael of Kent, who told me that the industry needed critics "to pin-prick the egos". Queen given Bafta award for lifetime support of British film 2013-04-04T22:12:13Z

“There is this curiosity and openness and go-getter attitude,” and less ego than she’s seen in those who went to private schools. A Fast, Frugal Track to a Cook’s Career? Community College. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

She said that performing the works in one go gave her “lots of ego”: “It’s like, Yes, I can play them!” Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

After his wife’s cutting critique of the early pages of “The Buried Giant,” Mr. Ishiguro wasn’t prepared for another ego bashing. For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

His ego is so fluffed, in fact, that he agrees to a second interview against Princess Carolyn's advice. In a fitting series finale, "BoJack Horseman" finds out what it truly means to be canceled 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z

Dunham was mocked for her body, sneered at for her supposed nepotism, scolded for her inadequate commitment to diversity and lectured about the inappropriate things her alter ego, Hannah Horvath, does in bed. The Carpetbagger: Box Office Heroines 2012-12-07T15:00:34Z

In Wilde’s novel characters die as direct or indirect victims of pride, or ego; here social media, and cyberbullying in particular, is the culprit. Review: A Selfie’s in the Picture for This ‘Dorian Gray’ 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

“Feud” presents its story as a moral tragedy for the ages, offering the usual cautions against fame and fortune, affixed with a warning label about mixing ego and liquor intake. Review | FX’s ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’: Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

At the moment, rapping for Kokamoe is more about ego than economics. Rapper’s delight 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Those who find David’s crotchety alter ego a depressing cultural icon for our times are already most of the way to the intended joke. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

There were no schedules or egos to contend with. What Is a Man For? 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

His agility at balancing alter egos spawned the seminal comic-book heroes Superman and Batman. Zorro at 100: Why the original swashbuckler is still the quintessential American action hero 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

It also helped the fledgling rock star keep his ego in check. Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament reminisce on ‘Ten’ ahead of 30th anniversary 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

“It was difficult to get my ego around those challenges,” he said. Strapping On His Cello for a 600-Mile Bach Pilgrimage 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

For example, he writes that screenwriter Johanna Harwood’s contributions to the first two Bond movies have been “clouded by the vagaries of film history and the egos of those within.” ‘One Lucky Bastard’ by Roger Moore

Her sophomore album, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," will be released on April 3 and features Minaj rapping as her male alter ego, Roman. Minaj said Grammy performance is part of her movie 2012-02-16T06:22:08Z

“The ego is a membrane between you and the world,” he said. With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

Does that mean that Reynolds is a thinly veiled alter ego? Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson on How They Created ‘Phantom Thread’ 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z

“At the heart of this scandal is the clash of two gigantic egos,” said Lee Yong-il, a former conductor and an honorary chairman of the Korean Society for Music Education. Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Racked by Infighting 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

“The game was just ego to him, one more promotion,” Breslow says. Want to know how Donald Trump views the world? Try playing his ’80s board game. 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

It's entirely related to Musk's need to feed his ego and his troll army. “Defund NPR": As PBS and NPR exit Twitter, which has more value to taxpayers? Hint: not the bird app 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z

“This is ego. When there’s that kind of adoration for that many years, there’s nothing you can do to diminish that ego.” Bill Cosby’s ‘Far from Finished’ tour pushes on. But will it be his last? 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

"Keep playing up the crazy angle so when people actually do decide that we made a good decision, it will serve our ego even bigger," Chris Vanderhook said with a laugh. New Myspace takes it back to the future 2013-06-12T16:38:10Z

It strikes at the male ego and fear of humiliation. No more Mr Muscle: the activists championing body confidence for men 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z

His artistic instincts, business acumen and commensurate ego combined to commercially triumphant effect in the rarefied world of high fashion, where he was revered and feared in similar proportions by competitors and top-models. Karl Lagerfeld: fashion's prolific commander-in-chief 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

"As much as possible, take your ego out of the situation," Twenge says. A generation's vanity, heard through lyrics 2011-04-26T05:37:04Z

More feminine and more powerful than art that hews to individual egos, hers sets its sights on something bigger and better — and then throws us into it. Monique Van Genderen at Susanne Vielmetter: Liquid energy, on a grand scale 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z

Lastly, because some men are just swiping for the ego boost of "likes," they'll simply delete the match rather than respond to a women's invitation to chat. Does it really empower women to expect them to make the first move? 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

Fretting about your legacy seems to me a pointless act of ego, but Hebb disagrees. ‘Remember you will die’ – and 11 other tips for a better death 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Currie, Jett and three others were part of the 1970s band that scored a hit with "Cherry Bomb," but soon broke up when drug abuse and outsized egos overtook the music. A Minute With: Joan Jett on life as a "Runaway" 2010-03-18T04:21:00Z

Being of her own creation, they are like a host of arm’s-length alter egos, each unique, but some linked by expression, by a color or composition detail. A Portraitist Whose Subjects Are All in Her Head 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

The closings were a blow to her ego, but she had to consolidate. After Culinary and Literary Acclaim, She’s Moving to the Woods 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

When the film won at Sundance, though, Mr. Freeman was no longer just a film student with outsized ambition and ego. Television: At 40, Circling Back to Teenage Life 2010-08-28T02:53:00Z

It’s lovely, it does kind of relax that part of you, but it throws you right smack dab into your ego, which is not where you want to live as an actor. Ted Danson Made D’Arcy Carden a Better Not-a-Robot 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

I don't think it was his ego that made him do what he did. "The Comey Rule" will likely trigger Trump, and series star Michael Kelly couldn't be happier 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z

Yeezy then admitted ego played a part in the online battle and added, “we kind of just took it back to high school for a bit.” Kanye to Kimmel: I Would Be Lying If I Didn’t Call Myself a Creative Genius 2013-10-10T05:26:16Z

Or that she has a fragile ego and got dumped by some guy and has badly lost the plot, or even that she’s just kind of a nutjob who is channeling general cultural anxiety. Revenge against rape culture: Micro-indie film “Felt” is a Rorschach test for gender relations 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

"Spirituality is a soul-based journey into the heart, surrendering one’s ego will to a higher will." he said. The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Aftergood argued that the dispute was more about the "bruised ego of Mr. Wynn in the schoolyard, sandlot dustup" that erupted between the two men. Steve Wynn seeking $12 million in slander trial 2012-09-07T21:53:09Z

They stroke our ego and our id, confirming our moral superiority while letting us lick the chambers of their poison hearts. Review | A ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ pursues literary fame in ‘A Ladder to the Sky’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

“If I work in shadows, it’s because I know how to park my ego,” he said. The Man Who Dressed Melania Trump for the Ball 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

It wasn't clear how taunting a starving beast with the hope of eating someone helped us understand polar bears, but it did demonstrate how television can feed the ego. Rewind TV: Mr Selfridge; Spies of Warsaw; The Polar Bear Family and Me – review 2013-01-12T22:45:01Z

Whether you’re talking to George Clooney or a guy with an oven on his face, it’s about “putting aside your ego and making your guests be better with you than they would with anybody else.” Regis Signs Off 2011-11-18T13:51:02Z

A superhero without an alter ego is just a megalomaniac in a cape. The Amazing Spider-Man and the iron law of the superhero genre: less is more 2012-07-04T19:29:29Z

My ego had me thinking: You want me to apologize? In ‘True Story,’ Kevin Hart Really Does Kill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z

I’ll never miss playing smaller venues, and it’s nothing to do with ego – I just enjoy looking out at a sea of people. Jon Bon Jovi: 'there’s no chance I’d put on a pair of ripped jeans now' 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Havel’s subsequent role as a dissident led to intensely personalized one-act plays about the plight of the playwright’s alter ego, whom he called Ferdinand Vanek. Vaclav Havel: An Intertwining of Artist and Politician 2011-12-19T10:10:08Z

Ms. Punch finds laughs in the gap between reality and her character’s oblivious ego. Television: J D Souther, Lucy Punch and Others in New Series 2012-11-14T21:41:30Z

When Anton, still in recovery, returns from Gabon, Buddy, plotting his resurrection, asks him to work as his sidekick and also, it’s plain, his alter ego. A Novel Set at the Dakota Imagines John Lennon as a Neighbor 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z

I don't look at the comments - it's sort of like going on a diet for your ego. Julia Stiles: Older roles are better 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

Fellow passengers become spectators in the pair’s game of ego, revenge and one last chance. Movie Review: ‘Love Is in the Air,’ Directed by Alexandre Castagnetti 2014-01-31T01:45:40Z

"Hope and Glory" ended with his 9-year-old alter ego, Bill, rejoicing that his school had been destroyed by a wayward German bomb. John Boorman catches up with alter ego in 'Queen & Country' 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

DeGeneres, 55, is the proverbial “safe” choice — someone who can deliver some gentle, feel-good humor without pricking those gigantic Hollywood egos. Ellen’s the ‘safe’ Oscars host, but will she rise to the challenge? 2014-02-27T20:44:58Z

There’s no Kodachrome in Nirvana: a new J. D. Salinger biography says that the Buddhist principle of transcending the ego was the cause of Salinger’s mania for privacy. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-02-16T21:37:02Z

Charlie "was truly Bergen's alter ego and, perhaps more interestingly, he was America's alter ego," producer Widener said in a statement. Candice Bergen producing film on her famed father 2013-04-30T19:20:10Z

He did have an ego, of course, as one must to pursue an artistic craft so single-mindedly; he just managed to keep it admirably separate from his personal interactions. Ingram Marshall Built and Obscured Monoliths of Sound 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

For Castellucci, then, Giovanni is representative of a childlike ego’s search for love — “the melancholy of the satyr,” which this director understands as beating near the heart of Western culture. At Salzburg, Don Giovanni Gets No Pleasure From Seducing 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

It's not just the bad stuff; I feel like the positive stuff might make my ego explode. Ray Romano, Jon Hamm mull lighter side of drama 2010-05-26T05:37:00Z

This time, however, the towering ego and genius that propelled the earlier book is missing — and is missed. ‘Under the Wide and Starry Sky’: R.L. Stevenson’s muse 2014-01-15T22:17:21Z

The ego that Lewis’s characters filled was earned with their pure heart’s suffering. Life as an Infomercial 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

He says that "forcing some kid to pick a major because of their parents' ego and their parents' anxiety is super toxic and not doing the kid any favor." The college admissions con game has many victims: "The level of accommodation is obscene" 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

It’s easy to be swept away by night life — the alcohol, the drugs, the ego rush that comes from being on the right side of the velvet rope. Up Close: A Cause With Every Party 2011-06-08T20:32:40Z

I believe Sorkin to be a certain kind of genius, but even his biggest fans are forced to contend with his massive ego, one that takes up all the available air in any confined space. Trevor Noah’s bows to Aaron Sorkin’s massive ego: Another puffy interview from a “Daily Show” host with work to do 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

“My ego has always had to come after yours.” Review | She might get top billing, but ‘Celia and Fidel’ at Arena Stage shortchanges the female revolutionary 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

He revealed in December that his rapping alter ego, Captain Murphy, “is all over it.” Flying Lotus announces new album 'You're Dead!' for October 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

That Daenerys is motivated by revenge and ego has been seeded from the very beginning of the show. "Game of Thrones": Don't be shocked by Daenerys — her King's Landing turn was very much earned 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Mitchell commands a singularly thunderous baritone whose size matches the egos of vainglorious stage characters like Don Quixote from “Man of La Mancha” and Lancelot from “Camelot.” Music Review: Brian Stokes Mitchell at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-08T22:44:54Z

In his review of “Tree of Smoke,” for the Times, Jim Lewis pointed out that Johnson avoided the usual “ego humping,” the readings and author tours and interviews. Denis Johnson’s Lasting Advice 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z

But she underestimated Weatherly’s ego and what appears to be his confidence that he’d be protected by the powers that be who kept him in front of the cameras lo these many years. Eliza Dushku's scathing indictment of "Bull" sexual harassment shows how deep CBS rot still goes 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

In her 1979 memoir, “Brando for Breakfast,” she called the cinema superstar “a balding, paunchy hypochondriac, a middle-aged, wheezing Superman; an egomaniac, a rock upon which other egos founder.” Anna Kashfi, actress and first wife of Marlon Brando, dies at 80 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

His parents pushed him academically, and he honored them by making his fictional alter ego a high school teacher. A New Superhero Arrives to Protect the Powerless 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

There is definitely a different physicality between the real-life character and his alter ego. Steve Carell and Robert Zemeckis on "Welcome to Marwen," process, pretension and pain 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z

We blame directors when they have big ego ideas, we chastise them when they don't. Tosca; La fille du r?giment; Takacs Quartet 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

Lost jobs, bruised egos and failed expectations fill every middle-aged dude’s shopping cart. Even in Hemingway’s Woods, Sometimes a Man Needs to Cry 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

“He believes deeply that technology can help, and yet technology consistently lets him down,” Mr. Bailey said of his alter ego. Young Digital Artists, Anxious About ... Technology 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z

In the title track, Morris reiterates that she’s a work in progress — stumbling, but striving to be better and not letting her ego “cast a shadow.” Maren Morris is grounded, but not silenced on ‘Humble Quest’ 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

She is a good interviewer and a competent journalist, one who is able to maneuver past the inflated egos and pompous grandstanding of all the candidates, not just Trump. Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly face off: Tonight’s Fox News debate puts the notorious rivals face-to-face after a 7-month standoff 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

COLBERT: Wow, that really sooths my fragile ego. Stephen Colbert’s Full Monologue, Transcribed 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

We must undo the clutch of the ego and free ourselves of tortuous end-of-life interventions, finding comfort instead in the richness of the universe that will survive us. Is Our Obsession With Wellness Doing Us In? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

“It’s really about the ego,” he explained after 4:44 debuted. JAY-Z Calls Out Kanye West on New Album '4:44' 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

Welcome to awards season, the only time of year when actors wave aside matters of ego and star billing to argue that they were less essential to their films than you might have thought. They’re Leading Actors, Except When It Comes to the Oscars 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

In it, she will star as Sherry, her advice-giving alter ego. Ann Liv Young on Elektra, a ‘More Primitive Version of Myself’ 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

She has managed the egos and temperaments of demanding — and sometimes difficult — clients like the philanthropist Eli Broad; the MoMA board; and the constituent groups that comprise Lincoln Center. Practicing Architecture in a Pandemic 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

I think Furillo really was my alter ego, you know, the guy who just sort of tried to keep all these wackos in line. Steven Bochco and Others on Creating ‘Hill Street Blues’ 2014-05-01T17:39:39Z

“Yes, there’s ego, but I don’t think of it so much as ego as a difficult position from both sides.” Kelly Ripa’s absence shows that office politics exist everywhere 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

As in the story of Orpheus, magic and mastery are never far removed from control and ego. Past and Present, the Orpheus Myth Makes Us Rethink Music 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z

The walls are lined with paintings by Bubbles the Artist, an alter ego of hers who paints art-brut portraits and whose career she “manages.” A Queen of Kitsch Who Made the Whole World Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

Your alter ego on “All About the Washingtons” is retiring. Rev Run Closes a Door on Reality but Opens Another (With a Laugh Track) 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

And when the Texan father of one of the grooms wonders if the multiple services are a show of ego and a waste of expense, I wondered as well. Movie Review: ‘Married and Counting,’ Directed by Allan Piper 2013-04-26T01:27:15Z

No TV-chef ego, just a delighted foodie taking us with her into a messy, celebratory sensory overload. The 50 best TV shows of 2018: 50-31 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Apollo 13 13: During Elon Musk’s maiden voyage, his ego becomes so big that it perforates the spaceship’s hull, necessitating a dangerous rescue. Style Invitational Week 1304: What if you could wonder . . . whatever? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

There are ego issues to deal with in creating a duo: Who is going to be the lead singer? Country duo Shovels & Rope's joyful approach 2013-03-22T15:21:08Z

Blessed with a subject who is charmingly open and seemingly devoid of ego, Workman mostly keeps out of the way. ‘Lily Topples the World’ Review: What Goes Up 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

After returning from the 1972 presidential campaign trail, Thompson had a drug-induced vision of a plane filled with Secret Service agents, Nixon staffers, and other assorted passengers, including Thompson's alter ego, Raoul Duke. 9 books Hunter S. Thompson never published 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

Ms. Fisher’s legacy may rest at least as much on her literary voice, on the alter egos she created on the page, as on any character she played onscreen. Carrie Fisher, a Princess, a Rebel and a Brave Comic Voice 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z

I’m not saying that for an ego boost. "Destroyer" director Karyn Kusama: "I’m keeping a smile on my face and seething inside" 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

With each “like,” I felt my ego being rebuilt, but the high wore off as I packed my things and moved into my mother’s basement, which wasn’t on top of anything. Cropped Out of My Own Fantasy 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

During the course of lunch, there is absolutely no ego on show. Jake Gyllenhaal and Brian F. O'Byrne bond onstage 2012-09-20T17:01:05Z

Sure, they’d squabble at first – you try keeping all those egos in check – but eventually they’d all overcome their difficulties for the greater good, let’s say by defeating the swimming tortoise from Finding Dory. Don Cruella or Hook and his crooks: which Disney villain would serve the longest sentence? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

He will be replaced by Robert Cuccioli, who knows his way around an alter ego. Patrick Page to leave 'Spider-Man' on Broadway 2012-07-11T16:42:13Z

Maybe that’s the essential delusion at the heart of much academic enterprise, but thwarted egos alone don’t make for especially high dramatic stakes. Review: In ‘Queen,’ the Numbers Don’t Always Add Up 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z

What could go wrong when everybody — except Leary — is asked to “leave your ego at the door”? Surely, those 12 bathrooms will clean themselves, and meals will appear through the power of positive energy. Review | T.C. Boyle is America’s bard of historical frauds. It’s about time he skewered Timothy Leary. 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

The minute my ego got out of the way, I saw what they meant. Margin Call Director J.C. Chandor on VOD and the Awards Season Hustle 2011-12-20T16:15:11Z

Observers have seen Bloom’s rabbi as a self-portrait, but it would be more accurate to view that figure as the artist’s alter ego, his spiritual frère. Art Review: Hyman Bloom’s Rabbi Paintings at White Box 2013-08-29T22:07:24Z

It satiated my ego to think that my love, effort and considerable financial sacrifice kept him going. I hope my dogs die soon 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, this confuses the men, inflaming their egos. Review: Bolaño’s Mysterious ‘2666,’ Distilled to 5½ Hours by the Goodman Theater 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Once again, Cohen’s friendly, idiotic alter ego arrived on our shores from Kazakhstan to show Americans as we really are. Best Movies of 2020 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

But the play, by Timothy Mason, feels like something you’ve seen innumerable times before: a self-destructive, pompous former star too consumed by his ego to accept the help he’s being offered. | 'Summer Shorts 4': Drama by Neil LaBute in ?Summer Shorts? at 59E59 2010-08-08T22:50:00Z

The mystic teacher here is portrayed by the full chorus as he sacrifices his ego to the goddess Kali. The Pacific Symphony lives up to its name, with the help of India 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

“It’s not fair,” he says, apparently channeling an alter ego. Sean Bean Plays an F.B.I. Agent in ‘Legends’ 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z

Clint Ramos has provided her with a vast and fabulous array of instant costume changes that signal the waning of the years and the waxing of her ego. Theater Review: A New Run for ‘Here Lies Love,’ at the Public 2014-05-02T02:00:01Z

Needless to say, Arcadia is located in the upper tier so when Remo and Mira run out of money, they lose their access and thus their alter egos. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

But casual fans might recognize Reid's novelty-act alter ego, Blowfly, a stage persona best known for a sequined superhero outfit and some of the dirtiest, dumbest rhymes ever written outside of a bathroom stall. 'The Weird World of Blowfly': a musician's flip side 2011-11-23T22:26:05Z

I thought it better, however, to address this to your alter ego, Ted L. Nancy, to show that I’m willing to play along. What would a theater critic write to the creator of 'Letters From a Nut'? Well, let's start with ... 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Thus was born the theory of “ego depletion”, which holds that willpower is a limited resource. How to keep your resolutions (clue: it's not all about willpower) 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z

Since then, the Verve have split up yet again, but their lead singer's ego hasn't landed – and he is taking messianic rock to its logical conclusion. RPA and the United Nations of Sound 2010-06-16T20:29:00Z

There’s no more furious presence in Pialat’s work than that of his virtual cinematic alter ego, Gérard Depardieu, who worked with him on four films. The Misunderstood Maurice Pialat 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Some people would say the same thing about Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the early 70s supergroup torn apart in their prime by drug problems and ego, but Young insists Buffalo Springfield were different. Neil Young: 'You don't want to OD on music' 2012-10-04T19:00:01Z

That is the honest toil of a healthy ego. Cultural Studies: On Celebrities Good and Bad, or Alec Baldwin 2012-06-29T20:57:20Z

But stars’ egos being what they are, the payout was small consolation. | 'Conan O?Brien Can?t Stop': One Ticked-Off Comic, Venting to the Faithful 2011-06-23T21:33:28Z

“My ego really liked being up onstage,” Mr. Carney said, “but my back muscles prefer my seat in the basement.” Moving Orchestras Out of Sight, Maybe Even Out of the Theater 2012-03-24T02:16:49Z

Honor the chords and write for the voice not the composer's ego. At the Met Opera, a Note So High, It’s Never Been Sung Before 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

After Thursday's opening night, The Stage's critic Mark Shenton said the West End was not there to "nurture the egos of minor Hollywood actors". Lindsay Lohan makes stage debut 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

“There’s always going to be the ego lifters,” says the personal trainer and disability specialist Rob Ghahremani. Never be an ego lifter: personal trainers' 12 secrets of succesful exercise 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z

“So I’m kind of very interested in the female ego.” Women filmmakers have record showing at Berlin Film Festival 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

"They just want to boost their own egos," she says. Next Time You're in ... Cape Town 2010-03-17T15:20:00Z

There is a lot of comedy firepower in that photo, and a lot of ego. A Garry Shandling Photograph That Closes the Book on a Late-Night Era 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

More frequently compromised by vanity and ego, it’s the conduit for a certain kind of self-actualization, and its practitioners are dangerously lacking in self-awareness. Affluent Idlers Find a Just Cause in a Refugee Swept Ashore 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

On the network side, the dogged campaigning helps stroke the egos of top-tier talent on shows. Emmy ad blitz escalates 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

But with Cyndi, her ego never got involved in that way. Fierstein, Lauper forge "kinky" show that's safe for Broadway 2013-04-05T10:33:46Z

“I like to think of it as the Factory without the ego,” Ms. Cazedessus said. Art Parties, Alive and Well in New York 2010-06-03T22:07:00Z

Its brevity made it an excellent vehicle for wit — a barb for puncturing bloated egos and windbag grandiosity. A Smart, Playful Book About the Underappreciated Index 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

He was playing for the song, not for his ego. David Bowie’s collaborator Mick Ronson remembered: “They were brothers and they were partners” 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z

He said he liked their lack of ego. Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z

It’s a different anger than people reserve for Trump, who seems oblivious to the damage caused by his ego spasms. What does Josh Hawley think he’s doing? 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z

They were victims of the same forces that have led country radio to heavily limit how many songs by women get played, lest tender male egos get too ruffled. America needs the Dixie Chicks' candor and audacity now more than ever 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

"At some point, these arrangements don't work primarily because people let their egos get in the way," Chernin said. Fox's Newman and Walden one of Hollywood's most lucrative partnerships 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

“He has absolutely no ego drive, and so he is one of the most beloved men in this part of the state.” Harper Lee, elusive author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ is dead at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Affleck’s own ego is more than satisfied with acting and directing. Ben Affleck: ‘My wildest dreams have come true, but at a price’ 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z

Now more than ever, we need Don DeLillo, the postmodern master with the name that sounds like a superhero’s alter ego. After The Bomb: Don DeLillo Tells Us What to Fear 2011-11-28T17:53:47Z

Verily, there is nothing more unintentionally funny than amateur dramatics, where vaulting egos rub up against dubious acting abilities. Catch-up TV guide: from Sons Of Anarchy to Simon Amstell 2013-01-05T00:06:15Z

His stand-in is an apathetic Daniel Brühl, playing Thomas, a depressed filmmaker with a damaged ego and backers who are patiently awaiting a true-crime thriller. Review: ‘The Face of an Angel’ Dabbles in Murder and Culpability 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

"But he's not on set having his ego coddled by everyone. He's there with a bunch of other normal people serving their civic duty. He's not used to not being the center of attention." James Marsden loves playing his "Jury Duty" alter ego, a narcissistic jerk who's "off his rocker" 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z

About Clive, and about all artists, Mr. Harrison maintains that “once you reach 60, you had to kill your ego so that you wouldn’t become desperately unhappy about disappearing in your old age.” Books of The Times: ‘The River Swimmer,’ Two Novellas by Jim Harrison 2013-01-15T19:55:50Z

He discusses, for example, the changing role of media, and gossips with equal and self-deprecating verve about the wounded egos of poorly reviewed chefs, the idiosyncrasies of other critics and his own folly. Who’s in the Kitchen: A Quartet of Culinary Narratives 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

Whatever "ego" means, your ego has now gotten into the game. David Foster Wallace on 'The Nature of Fun' 2012-11-16T11:00:02Z

“You think of architects who seem to lead with their ego, and he was never like that,” said David Childs, a consulting design partner with SOM, a firm that often competed with Pei’s. In Their Words: Remembering I.M. Pei 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

Letterman mastered the use of mixing sincerity with an ever-so-slightly snide dismissal, insults he often lobbed at his own ego. David Letterman taught us to ward off celebrity stupidity. But stupidity won. 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Allen’s characters reach for the gratifications and achievements of adulthood with the blinding ego of adolescents. Adam Sandler’s Misused Comedic Art 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z

Rather, the debate has continued to evolve as the medium has become more inclusive and gay audiences have sought greater range and more nuance in their on-screen alter egos. ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Describing his "ego problem," Soderbergh said he wanted to be "the big kid in a small school." TCA 2014: 'The Knick' solves Steven Soderbergh's 'ego problem' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

But it is Portland – and now its alter ego – that is head of the pack. Portland, the US capital of alternative cool, takes TV parody in good humour 2012-02-11T16:28:31Z

Works every time — my ego and I can’t fit through the door!” Nope, street harassment isn’t sexy 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

While there’s humor in Nick’s jealousy of his rich and handsome competitor, Sandler laces it with a feeling of threatened ego and husbandly pridefulness. Adam Sandler Grows Up (Mostly) 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

In person, Henson, who was born and raised in Washington, D. C., is noticeably lower-key than what she calls her "alter ego." 'Empire's' tough Cookie, Taraji P. Henson, always up for a challenge 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Shots are fired and egos are bruised, but this is a cruelty-free battle, like a revolution in Lake Wobegon sticky with maple syrup. Of course Bernie Sanders endorsed this novel about a rebel in Vermont 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

In other words, they telegraphed the ego and the id in self-contained balance. At Alexander Wang, Leather, Studs and Combat Boots 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

Between scenes Mozart, Bach and Beethoven describe passion's grander dimensions – music the ultimate alter ego. Passion Play – review 2013-05-11T23:05:16Z

Shine’s allies say his decades working with competing personalities and egos at Fox News were good preparation for Trump’s West Wing. ‘Working for one guy’: Bill Shine’s journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

“It was just really cool to me that Justin’s work happened and then there was no fanfare, no ego — just back to work,” Lipes said by phone from New York recently. ‘Ballet 422’: A young choreographer’s nervous rise at New York City Ballet 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

She is not good at listening to others and is very lonely because her ego devours her. Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Their ‘Official Competition’ 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

Like its predecessors, the album mixes earnest takes on heartbreak with the extended, self-deprecating ego dissections that have earned him a reputation as something like the indie-rock Woody Allen. Jeffrey Lewis, Singer and Illustrator 2011-11-22T23:09:54Z

Throughout the interview there are wonderful flashes of ego and vainglory. The return of Ant music 2011-02-23T08:29:32Z

Gaines wanted another way of making images, one that took the ego out of painting. How the dense grids of artist Charles Gaines took the ego out of art 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

By contrast, Stein remains, in her portrait, recognizably, monumentally herself, possibly because Picasso — who had a hard time with the picture — couldn’t turn her into an extension of his own ego. Art Review: ?Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum,? a Retrospective 2010-04-29T22:48:00Z

“In this world of inflated egos, I would advise you to stay just the way you are.” ArtsBeat: Lucerne Easter Festival: Haitink Holds Up a Mirror for Promising Maestros 2011-04-18T15:00:28Z

They show us the conflict between self-sacrifice and self-interest, between the human spirit and the human ego, between good and evil. George RR Martin's fantasy is not far from reality 2011-07-26T11:52:51Z

Forget his hallmark halo of hair; Reggie Watts is worried about his ego getting too big. Reggie Watts: 'I like using my voice to do really dumb things' 2012-06-01T17:15:54Z

It’s as important a record in the scheme of Drake’s ego as a “Mission: Impossible” movie is in the scheme of Tom Cruise’s: Burnish that brand, baby. The Superhero Franchise: Where Traditional Movie Stardom Goes to Die 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

I await Kholeif’s sequel 20 years hence, when the ego trap of such public ownership, this Sackler Wing for the everyman, will have given artists a whole new vista for techno-utopian satire. Will the Internet Democratize Art or Destroy It? 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z

Giving them to, say, the Smithsonian Institution, would “fill my ego up a little bit,” but then, “most probably, all his stuff would end up in a crate,” she said. George Carlin’s Belongings Find New Home at National Comedy Center 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

In the process she threw to the wind notions of artistic ego, stylistic consistency and originality. Meret Oppenheim: Enough With That Tempest in a Teacup 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z

Neither film came to fruition, joining other Joplin movie projects killed by script problems, a tangle of legal rights and the ego clashes among the people who claim a piece of the singer. Music: A Piece of Her Heart on a 40th Anniversary 2010-10-03T02:00:00Z

For a time, Ms. Escandon took on an alter ego on her fake account, filling it with images and captions meant to portray her as a right-wing “trophy wife.” On Fake Instagram, a Chance to Be Real 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

A journeyman journalist, Bagdikian acknowledges in the film that whistle-blowers “have conscience and conviction, and they also have ego.” Who’s Who in ‘The Post’: A Guide to the Players in a Pivotal Era 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z

Then Mr. Colbert went on to introduce his new Stephen Colbert alter ego, who he said was the “identical twin cousin” of the person he will never play again. Stephen Colbert Retires ‘Stephen Colbert.’ Please Welcome ‘Stephen Colbert.’ 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

She says: "We have all got egos, but it works best if you acknowledge you have got to leave it at the door." Celtic Connections at 20 2013-01-17T08:35:07Z

Mr. Smith’s alter ego may be jaded, but he is not invulnerable. Review: ‘Morphium Kabarett’ Explores a Gay Man’s Erotic Life 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

“I’m not talking ego, like somebody’s going to criticize the way I sculpted his ears or something. It’s hard to describe. I just hope I did him justice.” How a forensic artist attempted to re-create the face of a Black Civil War soldier 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

That was the Ziggy Stardust storyline, and he was determined to avoid the fate of his fictional alter ego. When Bowie met Burroughs 2013-03-09T09:01:00Z

A civil tone, with not a rant to be heard and no ego in sight? Civility? Depth? One host’s radical approach to TV talk in a troubled time 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Her ego was stung by repeated snubs for the Booker prize, Britain’s biggest award for fiction. An overdue biography of Angela Carter 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Buscemi has been a name for more than 20 years at this point, yet through a combination of humble origins and insecurity he exhibits almost no ego. Steve Buscemi: ‘I feel I haven’t fulfilled my true potential' 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

There was more ferocious playing in Bernhard Gander's Khul, a simple anagram of Hulk, the Marvel Comics character, the alter ego of genius scientist Bruce Banner. Britten's War Requiem; Music in the Space Time Continuum – review 2013-06-29T23:06:15Z

The deflationary properties of the well-turned observation shouldn't be underestimated, and sometimes puncturing a single ego can be as effective as charging to the forefront of an argument and leaving devastation in your wake. The balm of Blandings 2013-01-12T09:00:04Z

It’s fine that they had a figure to mirror the deathless hero they imagined as their alter ego — but they didn’t think things through. Man of Steel: Superman… or Human God? 2013-06-12T15:35:35Z

She is a sort of alter ego to Mr. Morissette, and they engage in a constant dialogue, questioning and debating each wine as it matures. From Ontario, Cool-Climate Wines of Beauty and Vision 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Between songs Yeasayer’s members joshed with one another and their manager, laughing at in-jokes and imagining their future rock-star egos out of control. 2010-01-30T00:57:00Z

But I will say this: Tours aren’t always the sweetest situations, but in this one, there is absolutely no ego involved. Nick Lachey on Playing a Comeback Tour (and Sometimes Forgetting His Own Lyrics) 2013-07-10T18:27:00Z

When they meet face to face the size of their egos and the depth of their mutual hatred are signaled by the subzero frost of their sharklike grins. Movie Review: In ‘Paranoia,’ a Spy Infiltrates a Rival’s Business Empire 2013-08-15T22:26:22Z

They put their bodies, egos and livelihood at risk every night and are expected to sign autographs for the kiddies in the morning. John Branch's 'Boy on Ice' 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

However, the presence of two egos as large as theirs was too much even for the 64 rooms of Millbrook. Timothy Leary’s liberation, and the CIA’s experiments! LSD’s amazing, psychedelic history 2013-12-14T21:00:00Z

He’s very big on attention and doesn’t need trust to stimulate his ego. Trainspotting, an inside job 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

If, as he says, he is usually the second choice, how is that for his ego? Alessandro Nivola: The Sopranos film was one of the few times I was first choice 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

But neither Sam nor Sue encourages Emily to gratify her ego for purely altruistic reasons. "Dickinson" presents an Emily ablaze, incinerating false male allies 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z

And so that afternoon, my alter ego and I joined forces and found the courage to come clean. My double life in therapy 2013-01-15T01:00:00Z

The archives depict the mundane details of commissioning, scheduling, auditioning, hiring and ego massaging that go into running a symphony orchestra. Mahler Said What to Whom? 2011-02-03T22:00:06Z

That said, much self-promotion on social media seems less about utility and effective advertising and more about ego sustenance. Of Myself I Sing 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

We all have alter egos we’re trying to ‘level up’ in. Silicon Valley Turn Arounds 2012-09-07T15:38:09Z

Some women, in my experience, will even defer to a man's pronouncements on a subject when he's clearly wrong, if only to avoid denting his fragile ego in public. Tim Dowling's guide to long-term love 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

“His work is not about commercialism, and it’s not about ego,” said Ms. Lam, the gallery owner. Tsang Kin-wah Channels His Outrage in a New Show 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

When Versace and Prada — the id and the ego of the Italian industry — both start getting fleshy, something is going on. Let’s Talk About Sex 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

The world has changed since we last saw their alter egos, Mark and Jeremy. David Mitchell and Robert Webb: fear and loathing in Croydon 2012-11-18T19:00:01Z

You see in me an ego vast, unstructured, and baseless. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

This is just about always a worthy, counterintuitive subject, as Bordeaux’s reputation is that of a luxury world in which the prices and the egos are both vastly inflated. Come for the Values, Stay (or Leave) for the Vintage 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

“As humans we like this idea that there’s one person solely responsible for everything. Because of the human ego’s desire for glorification, people step into the spotlight and say: ‘Yeah, that’s me.’ Rob McElhenney: 'I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Trebek's stabilizing presence was rooted in a sense that he knew the answers even with his cue cards, but this awareness was devoid of arrogance or ego. Our wish for the future host of "Jeopardy!": Who is LeVar Burton? 2020-12-05T05:00:00Z

“I guess I’m thinking the green is more the unconscious and the red’s more the conscious, or the id and the ego,” Mr. Wallinger said. The Id and the Ego, Depicted in Color 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

They agree on almost nothing, and the support staff — the director, the costume designer and so on — pay the price, collateral damage in an ego war. Review: ‘The Comedians,’ Starring Billy Crystal and Josh Gad 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Are their egos and their hunger for celebrity so great that it doesn't matter? TV review: Celebrity Bedlam 2012-08-11T07:00:02Z

“Mourning Diary” is a work of vigorous ego, as perhaps all good books are. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z

Her alter ego is a suburban Minnie Mouse. I Don't Believe in Outer Space ? review 2011-02-27T00:05:44Z

In an era when rock drummers were larger-than-life showmen with big kits and egos to match, Charlie Watts remained the quiet man behind a modest drum set. How Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts infused one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands with a little jazz 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z

You have to be able to put aside your feelings and your ego in order for there to be peace and love in any given situation. How ‘Catcher in the Rye’ Influenced Lenny Kravitz’s Memoir 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

In a recent episode, which took on the subject of ego gone wrong, Ms. Winfrey mentioned the time she pulled a wagon full of lard onto her stage. Cultural Studies: On TV, Nice Guys Finish First - Cultural Studies 2011-12-09T19:24:48Z

A lot of it, of course, is brashly confident and driven by a young male ego. Revisiting Springsteen’s “Asbury Park”: A word-drunk gem that went back to basics in a big way 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

But the Tony machine is essentially a marketing strategy and a Broadway ego boost. The Tony Awards brouhaha is best taken with a shoveful of salt 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The book is narrated by one R. Voth, a contemporary transgender scholar who is given to lengthy and unusually personal footnotes — and who, the author stressed, is not an alter ego. The Coming of Age of Transgender Literature 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

In this memoir, her creator remains anonymous while writing about how the creation of her alter ego helped her through her own difficulties. Summer Reading Suggestions, Handpicked for Your Taste 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z

Each of these dances is signed at the end with an E or an F to indicate which of his alter egos composed it. ArtsBeat: The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics 2011-01-19T12:00:08Z

There is sex on this album, but not much pleasure — mostly it’s a tool of ego. R&B That Sweats, Emotionally and Physically 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

These are alter egos of which party officials, whose ears are everywhere, can make strategic use. Review: Hungarians Bare Their Dark Side in ‘Our Secrets’ 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

But it’s mostly idiosyncratic egos and preening emotions that occupy this compact center stage. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

Meaning: Competition, gossip, envy and ego as well as collaboration. Solo Workers Bond at Shared Workspaces 2013-05-03T22:47:22Z

It represents people whose egos deflate if they do not receive attention on social networks, Bilal says. In Pictures: Abandon Normal Devices 2012-09-01T09:12:07Z

Yet the real-life host is capable of doing something his famously arrogant alter ego never would: admit mistakes. Stephen Colbert Reboots ‘The Late Show,’ Fixing It on the Fly 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z

The other three are juvenile alter egos that Anna and Ruth deploy to ward off intimacy, anxiety, prepartum jitters or any other unwelcome thoughts. Theater Review: Paula Vogel’s ‘And Baby Makes Seven’ Is Revived 2014-03-25T21:55:51Z

Only occasionally would McCullough get involved in pressing contemporary political affairs — as when he called Trump “a monstrous clown with a monstrous ego.” Perspective | David McCullough helped America understand itself 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

He chatted with the Bagger by phone about how “Moana” kept his ego in check as “Hamilton” blew up, and the transformative effects of “The Little Mermaid.” Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Doubters — and there are more than a few — might read the sphinx as being all about inflating Ms. Walker’s ego and status. Kara Walker Creates a Confection at the Domino Refinery 2014-04-25T14:00:08Z

The professor's doubts about the authenticity of her diagnosis begin to waver when he sees Tara's startling alter egos emerge. Izzard finds his kind of role in Showtime's 'Tara' 2011-04-20T21:48:13Z

In this spirit Miró created for himself the alter ego of a Catalan peasant, indefatigable and ribald, wild bearded under a barretina, the red cap of the rural radical. A life in paintings 2011-03-20T00:08:06Z

You must constantly negotiate between not putting her down while also not allowing her other parent to stroke her ego at her brother’s expense. Perspective | What to do when an ex’s behavior is hurting the children 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z

But Clinton didn’t seem to mind: “A vote for Hillary is a vote for four more years of Kate McKinnon’s impression,” she tweeted in October, after joining her fictional alter ego for a live sketch. The 16 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2015 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

In the show the Hatter is actually the alter ego of Alice. ArtsBeat: Behind the Poster: A Grown-Up Alice in 'Wonderland' 2010-11-23T17:04:00Z

That’s because a lot of people get offended when you forget their names, and nothing smooths over this blow to the ego. I Can’t Remember Anyone’s Name. Maybe That’s Not a Problem? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

That was his version, which was romantic and — unsurprisingly male in perspective — flattering to his own ego. Step 1 to start loving ‘The Affair’: Admit there’s no such thing as truth 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

“Unicorn” centers on the journey of Emma, who is struggling to adapt to her recently activated warrior alter ego, Melinda, a sorceress with devastating destructive power. Where Does ‘Unicorn: Warriors Eternal’ Rank in the Tartakovsky Canon? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

They recognized the undisciplined ego from which Odysseus proclaims his identity to the Cyclopes, thus inviting the wrath of Poseidon. Teaching “The Odyssey” at San Quentin 2013-12-21T00:00:00Z

A chef feeding Filipinos must sublimate ego and accept that no dish emerges from the kitchen fully finished. Filipino Food Finds a Place in the American Mainstream 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

Though his bank account is no doubt still formidable, it's Sheen's ego that's always been the biggest thing about him. Charlie Sheen's latest role: Acting normal 2011-09-16T19:17:00Z

Unlike many of his cohort—whom David Foster Wallace called the Great Male Narcissists—Berger was a novelist almost without ego. Thomas Berger’s Egoless Fictions 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

“This play is a huge meditation on the ego run wild.” Ethan Hawke Dives into ‘Macbeth’ With Zeal 2013-11-25T13:11:02Z

Little appears to outwardly bother Moriarty long-term or inflate her ego. Liane Moriarty writes women’s fiction. Have a problem with that? She doesn’t. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. McKay is, if anything, the opposite of Hayward, whose screen alter egos tended to be embattled, humorless victims, weighed down by heavy psychological baggage. Music Review: Bringing Out the Bad Girl for Some Tough Times 2011-03-24T22:06:02Z

Zuber is not fearful of a clash of egos among the canine stars on the set, saying, "Oko has the reputation of being very easy to get along with." Super Bowl dog to chew up scenery in horror flick 2011-02-17T23:10:04Z

“Giving our opinion means something, not for ego, but to make projects better,” said Dan, whose son Ben also works for Submarine. “Wild Wild Country”: How 3 sets of brothers scored an unexpected Netflix Emmy contender 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

By the Sea is a bargain by comparison: a mere $25m ego bath. Here's looking at me: Does Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea qualify for Hollywood’s Hall of Vain? 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

And yet she was regularly confused with her alter ego. Jean Alexander obituary 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

He rejected the bold, impulsive styles of, say, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, which seemed to be an outward expression of the artist’s ego. Ellsworth Kelly, abstract artist of enduring influence, dies at 92 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z

It’s been almost a year since Ms. Young — masquerading as her alter ego, the tough-love therapist Sherry — flagrantly disrupted another artist’s show at American Realness, the annual festival of contemporary performance at Abrons Arts Center. ‘Ann Liv Young in Jail’ for Crimes Against Performance 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

He then tricked the orchestra players, as Rattle recently put it, "to leave their egos in their music cases." A passionate Sellars-Rattle triumph with Bach's 'St. Matthew' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

On the surface, his affinity for the traditional romantic ballets that constitute much of the company’s repertory seems at odds with the glee he takes in scrambling gender roles through his alter egos. He’s a Ballet Dancer. And a Singer. And a Drag Queen. 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

By shuffling between different eras in their lives, it compellingly paints twin portraits of competitive, driven personalities whose talents feed one another even as their egos clash. FX's "Fosse/Verdon" dances, after a little warm up 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z

It is shaped by the other egos around it. Two Real Stories That Will Change Your Mind About Cheating 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

Tatum certainly has the heft for Captain America, but can he play the 98-pound weakling alter ego Steve Rogers was before taking the super-serum which turns him into a perfect human specimen? Channing Tatum approached for "Captain America" 2010-03-16T07:02:00Z

What he lifts is, of course, pungent, especially in the case of Ignatius, who shares with Shakespeare’s Falstaff not just an oversized body and ego but a great gift for lyric vituperation. Review: Nick Offerman as a Giant of New Orleans, Resized 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

He’s an open book and his narcissism and ego get the better of him. Animals, Sex and Guns? Eric Goode Knew ‘Tiger King’ Had Potential 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

It’s little wonder that over at the West household, Waruu is having an ego crisis. Cleverman season one, episode two recap – black sites and beasties 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

I’ve crawled towards developing a code for what is worth it — what is educational, and what is me merely flexing my intellect or humor or ego. Trolls and clapbacks: Are they the trolls, or am I? 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z

Specifically, it’s a big, tough, rowdy crowd, woozy on equal parts hooch and ego. Cecily Strong: Saturday night, she’s live, headlining D.C.’s biggest bash 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

But the real example of profligacy in this story may be young Churchill’s ego. Review: In ‘Hero of the Empire,’ a Young Churchill Earns His Spurs 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

I also imagine Duchamp would have laughed at Sturtevant's six identical versions of his 1920 miniature set of French windows, even though they are signed and copyrighted by Duchamp's fictive alter ego, Rose Sélavy. Elaine Sturtevant: queen of copycats 2013-07-01T17:21:50Z

Having been commuter-trained in the art of suburban infidelity by Howard, Pete makes himself the beneficiary of Beth’s neglected affections, but with her ego assuaged by a quick romp, Beth brushes Pete off. “Mad Men”: Joan did the right thing 2012-05-29T22:12:00Z

He had drive, he had ambition, and he had ego — all combined. A Style-Minded Filmmaker at Home With Family Treasures 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

There are modest pleasures to be found in Zilberman’s observations about ego and the rules of attraction. A Late Quartet: Harmonic Divergence Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener 2012-11-01T16:04:18Z

And Matthew has responded in ways that leave poor Charlotte stuck between two implacable male egos. Review: 'Sunlight' examines murky post-9/11 issues 2010-03-18T22:05:00Z

Cordelia Fine, in A Mind of Its Own, explains how the brain has a multitude of strategies to keep our egos plump and self-satisfied. Is Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg really the new face of feminism? 2013-03-17T00:05:51Z

Mr. Kent’s staging of the party scenes, with their clashes of classes and egos, is masterly. On the London Stage, Love Doesn’t Just Hurt, It Kills 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

“They are the opposite of bragging-rights wines, the ones that basically are made to flatter the egos of the producers and even more so of the buyers.” Denis Dubourdieu, Who Elevated Bordeaux White Wines, Dies at 67 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

In mediocre, lazy, or just plain bad productions, that can mean shoring up opera's ludicrous star system, the egos of its divas, divos, and maestros, and Thicknesse's culture of red-velvet snobbery. Love opera. Don't fall into the trappings trap 2010-05-27T21:00:00Z

Or would it be an unmitigated disaster; a clash of egos and ideas that could sink them both? Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada Make Civil Discourse Look Lovely 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

As egos and ambitions collide — romance, addictions and rivalries develop, while issues of gender, race, class and privilege find their way onto the trading floor. "His Dark Materials," thriller "The Flight Attendant" and Maisie Williams hit HBO Max in November 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

Tuesday's roundup includes a look at whether an Emmy win is actually good for more than the ego. What does an Emmy get you? Another Comcast deal raises eyebrows. 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cottle manages to keep our sympathy with his bright naïveté as Martin finds his self-effacing ego blossoming in the sunlight of all the attention his schemes receive. | 'Neighbourhood Watch' : ?Neighbourhood Watch? by Alan Ayckbourn at 59E59 - Review 2011-12-08T03:17:19Z

One is scarcity and the other has to do with ego. Joshua Jay explain how magicians think — without ruining the magic 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z

While Mr. Garfield said he marveled at the screened montages of the night’s honorary award winners, he was painfully aware of the constant inflation and deflation of egos, including his own. Andrew Garfield, Spiritual Ghost in the Hollywood Machine 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z

She was the Ganges as giver of life and, as the river loses its identity when it merges into the sea, taker of the ego. Malavika Sarukkai expressively displays Bharata Natyam 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

To really make the brand solidify requires an ego on the part of the designer to push his point of view. Star Designer Leaves Balmain Fashion House 2011-04-06T23:03:25Z

He’s not trying to be rude or insulting, Wilson is simply an unfiltered guy, painfully honest, easily bored, seemingly without ego or irony or any real sense of his celebrity. Inside Brian Wilson’s room: The famed Beach Boy opens up about mental illness, medication, manipulation and the movie about his life 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

“That just happens. You know, our egos personalize it, and we consider ourselves special cases. But we’re really not.” For Mother’s Day, a Healing Meditation on Mortality 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

With names like Taiwan, Patience and Labisha, they are his alter egos, portraying a child of rural Florida or an anxious art-world striver of New York. The Art of Being a Character 2011-08-03T20:22:35Z

After a decade of playing Darlene, Gilbert said she felt clear about the boundaries between herself and her headstrong alter ego, even as she yearned to be more like her in some ways. Sara Gilbert Balances Her Lives on ‘The Conners’ and ‘The Talk’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

I am happy to check my ego, to learn from my customers, to get them what they want. Drama Club, a New Shop in Brooklyn With Eclectic Goods 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z

They talk about Warhol or not, shedding personal light on his work or — almost as interesting — the durability of the artistic ego. Art Review: ‘Regarding Warhol’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-13T21:37:57Z

But as the film loses focus of its own goal, one thing is clear: Everything runs on ego. ‘And We Go Green’ Review: Start Your (Quiet) Engines 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Each woman is aware, for the most part, only of the man and of the alter ego who is younger than she. | 'Ten Cents a Dance': Music, Memories and Regret 2011-08-15T22:20:09Z

The id is responsible for all instinctual impulses, the superego for the societal pressures, and the ego is responsible for maintaining a balance between the two. Anal, neurotic, defensive, hysterical: We reference Freud everyday — often without even realizing it 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

He had the kind of extreme reticence and modesty that is often the front for a titanic ego. John le Carré: The Spy Novelist Who (Mostly) Kept Quiet 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

In a way the clash of performance styles matches the clash of egos among the play’s raging solipsists. Theater Review: ‘Ivanov,’ With Ethan Hawke, From Classic Stage Company 2012-11-12T03:00:00Z

Mr. De Niro plays Dragna, whose voluminous hairstyle — reminiscent of Paulie’s ’do on “The Sopranos” — is also a reflection of his inflated ego. Movie Review: ‘The Bag Man,’ Starring Robert De Niro 2014-02-28T00:34:03Z

But it never loses sight of an ego so grandiose that it becomes, above all, a powerful agent of paralysis. Year in Culture: Machinations, Criminal And/or Familial 2010-12-17T14:43:11Z

Today, she said, more people are finding the clothes-free experience to be a “stress reliever and equalizer,” as egos are checked at the door along with the clothing. Get ready for ‘nakation’ on clothing-optional cruises 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

That qualifying “still” acknowledges how mass adulation tends to inflate the egos of its beneficiaries to monstrous proportions. Music Review | Michael Bubl?: Showing Emotional Depth at Madison Square Garden 2010-03-21T21:52:00Z

Characteristic is the “Sherry Art Fair” foyer display of tacky knickknacks personally displayed by the gratingly flamboyant performance artist Ann Liv Young or her aggressive alter ego Sherry. Dance Review: At American Realness Festival, a Range of ‘Fringe’ 2014-01-16T23:19:53Z

Anyone can pose, pretend or create an alter ego, as your husband seems to have done. Perspective | Ask Amy: My husband is living an entirely different life online 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

It was a spectacular exposé on masculine ego and power — even more revelatory than the “Access Hollywood” video of Trump boasting about predatory behavior. Notes on a truly Shakespearean year: An enlightened boldness brings out the best in the Bard 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

But the poem doesn't forget or devalue the "sheer plod" of the farm-labourer – another alter ego, I suspect. Poem of the week: The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins 2010-04-05T09:00:00Z

Who would I like to be as an alter ego, or someone I would admire? Thomas Jane: “I love guns” 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

“Look in the mirror and ask yourself, ‘Do I get a little ego boost from this?’ ” he said. First Person: Whose Picture Is It, Anyway? 2014-04-11T22:48:49Z

Like his TV alter ego, the actor is outnumbered at home: He and his wife have four daughters and one son. Standouts on ‘Grimm,’ ‘Legit,’ ‘Blue Bloods’ and Other Shows 2014-03-21T20:16:42Z

Ted Baxter thus embodied the ego of the pundit, but without the opinions that often make such a person dangerous. Ted Baxter pursued fame over journalism – but unlike today’s pundits, he didn't corrupt the news 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z

Meester's and Lively's small-screen alter egos are notable for their narcissism and bad behavior but seem to have had no effect on their real-life glamour, other than to possibly enhance it. "Gossip Girls" new fashion idols? OMG! Totally! 2010-11-19T06:01:00Z

“I don’t want to be involved with the various egos around the work,” Strout explained. At 66, Elizabeth Strout Has Reached Maximum Productivity 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z

He avoids many of Freud’s formulations, and thoroughly bypasses the technical language of the psychoanalytic movement, most particularly the jargon of American ego and narcissistic psychology. ‘Becoming Freud’ Recounts the Psychoanalyst’s First 50 Years 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

"Our normal sense of guilt," Freud writes, "is the expression of the tension between the ego and the super-ego". Adam Phillips on the happiness myth 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z

Tashnuva is sometimes moody, because people can consider my self-esteem or people can consider my self-respect as an ego, but I had to maintain it. After Making History in Bangladesh, She’s Getting Applause in New York 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z

This, he said, means moving past flight-fight-freeze and taming the ego enough to advance to other options. How to Have a Disagreement Like an Adult, According to Deepak Chopra 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

A lot of spiritual practices talk about the renunciation of the self – the “ego,” it’s usually called, the impulse to make everything about me, me, meeeeeee. What moms get in return: The unexpected enlightenment of parenting while female 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z

“It’s an ego thing. They want to see the kind of effect they’re having on a woman.” You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help. 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

There is always a sense that they are also the puppets' alter egos. Or You Could Kiss Me ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z

It would be far more interesting to see a film about Bowie literally developing his Ziggy Stardust alter ego — the costumes, the music, the alien backstory — rather than being told to do so. Wretched David Bowie biopic "Stardust" should be launched into the sun 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

The original story was beautiful as is and now is cheapened for DuVernay's ego. Ava DuVernay’s Fiercely Feminine Vision for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

While this production may have originated at the Chichester Festival Theater in England, it seems an apt cautionary fable for New York, world capital of success-bloated egos. Theater Review: Frank Langella, Roaring at Defiance in ‘King Lear’ 2014-01-17T03:00:02Z

Then a mysterious mask appears, giving him the ability to transform into a zany, devil-may-care alter ego. What’s on TV This Week: Willy Wonka and a ‘West Side Story’ Special 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

Dismissing the museum directors “was more about ego than his vision of art,” Mr. Vitvar said. Czech Culture Minister Resigns After Firing Museum Directors 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

Unlike many of those who travel to Antarctica, Mr. Lock is seeking more than a mere thrill or ego boost. Global Athlete: Trekking Beyond Limits in Antarctica 2011-10-21T12:30:08Z

This allows him to suffer humiliations galore without a dent on the old ego. The return of McCall Smith’s impressively obtuse professor 2013-01-09T23:53:43Z

While there, the devil tempts him three times, once by appealing to his ego, once with the world's kingdoms and once with bread, to which Christ famously replied, "Man cannot live by bread alone." I don't believe in cheat days anymore, but sometimes I still miss them 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z

But they’re not all that mysterious: At bottom, they’re men of titanic ego and boundless influence going to war with each other. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 11: The Doctor Is In 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

“When you first start, all of a sudden you get a lot of people messaging you nice things. It’s a good way to kind of get your ego back.” A Profile Photo Only a Nerd Would Understand 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

“He’s very shy, and he’s not on an ego trip.” Sherman Hemsley, Star of ‘The Jeffersons’ Dies at 74 2012-07-25T05:07:18Z

I was profoundly moved by his willingness to subsume his ego and his courage in choosing to play such a difficult gig. Where's the strangest place you've been to watch a gig? 2012-08-17T14:07:46Z

She describes monstrous hallucinations, including a demonic alter ego urging her toward self destruction. Review: 'Sick' is a scary plunge into a tale of misdiagnosis and recovery 2011-04-15T00:33:49Z

More important, the museum was less about the Oscars and ego than about the art of moviemaking. In Los Angeles, a new museum celebrates the art of moviemaking 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

“It was never ego in my experience,” she added. Dan Schneider Once Reigned Over Children’s TV. What Happened? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

From the antisemitic posters that line the streets two images continue to haunt him: a Humpty Dumpty grotesque and a mocking beak-nosed caricature that becomes his aggressive alter ego. Gainsbourg 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z

Half are sent packing to free up some room, though the remaining egos will likely be jostling for space regardless. TV highlights 20/06/2013 2013-06-20T06:00:06Z

But when you allow your ego to kind of like “show you how smart I am,” it can definitely come off the wrong way. Q&A: Nick Cannon on talk show, overcoming backlash last year 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

Both fetishize material success, are driven by raging ego and are incapable of introspection. Mad Men: how Don Draper and Walter White prepared us for Donald Trump 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

That seems a stretch, though Wright’s ego was monstrous and he grew more prickly and irascible as he aged into his 90s. ‘Architecture’s Odd Couple’: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

But he has always had an alter ego as a musician. A New Role for Madhur Jaffrey: Rap Grandma 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The concern now is whether Don’s monstrous ego will also return, but at some point during his professional exile, when he was busy writing coupons for Peggy, Don rediscovered the simple pleasures of his work. 'Mad Men' recap: 'The moon belongs to everyone' 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

In this Manhattan Theater Club production, directed by Stephen Wadsworth, the ego of Ms. Daly’s Callas is Olympian and it’s scary. | 'Master Class': Enough About You; Let?s Revisit My Glory Days 2011-07-08T02:01:43Z

Fittingly, a show that’s big on weird and basically all about ego, ends with a shrewdly monumental example of both: a larger-than-life wax portrait of the artist Julian Schnabel by Urs Fischer. Picturing America in the Selfie Age, at the Whitney 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

This would threaten many an enshrined ego or legacy. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cure? Let the layoffs begin 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

"It's not about ego or yourself," says Inarritu from a recent shoot in Alberta, Canada, for his forthcoming film, "The Revenant." Oscars 2015: Brutal honesty marks Inarritu's bond with Cuaron, Del Toro 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z

It's about being able to go into Barnes&Noble, when you are there for the magazines and the free wifi, and stroke your ego by holding your own book. From PR to profits: the problems with publishing 2012-07-13T14:20:48Z

Reading Kaling’s Twitter feed, you might assume that she’s an actress about town in a way her alter ego would envy. A Long Day at ?The Office? with Mindy Kaling 2011-09-25T04:30:05Z

Is it worth abandoning something of substance for something that is a frivolous, transient massaging of ego? A friend told me that my husband was having an affair. I didn’t want to know 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z

More so than the female mass grave of his works, Crawford takes issue with Cave's latter-day respectability; with his repetitiveness, with his ego, with his refusal to grow up. Grinderman 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z

Their last unmasked photo shoot was in 1995 and, for the past decade or so, they have hidden inside the helmets of their robot alter egos. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z

Indeed, male egos rampaged through the films, in the form of grandstanding, trash-talking, territory-claiming and brawling, while the women’s roles mostly took a back seat. A New ‘Best Man’ Gives Equal Time to the Women 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

“There’s just pure ego and outrageous and funny, and then there’s the guy who is so kind and is at home with the kids and managing his sons’ band.” With old dirty nursery rhymes and a new series, Andrew Dice Clay returns 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

A man of his age and talent ought to be every bit as famous as a lot of thriller writers with bigger names and egos, and half as much intelligence. ‘The Director,’ by David Ignatius

I react to these projects a little the way I do to the pyramids in Egypt and other outsize memorials to the personal and corporate ego: with indifferent awe. A Bold New Landing for Modern Art at the National Gallery 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

“Wow, that really soothes my fragile ego,” Mr. Colbert responded. Sean Spicer Joins Stephen Colbert at the Emmys 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

He is represented here as well: his alter ego is an American fighter pilot doll named Captain Hogie, a Nicolas Cage type with smoldering eyes and a deep scar running across his face. At Home With Mark Hogancamp: In a Tiny Universe, Room to Heal 2011-04-06T23:25:26Z

The critic Margo Jefferson has astutely observed that Mr. Bradshaw operates on the principle that “our psyches speak in what our egos and rational selves call clichés.” Theater Review: ‘Job,’ at the Flea Theater 2012-09-20T02:00:00Z

So invisible, in fact, that he’s able to eavesdrop on everyone and craft the stories he hears into a vicious little webcomic drawn by his alter ego, Fly on the Wall. Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z

The story begins as O'Doherty's alter ego Sheridan, replete with balaclava, embarks on a lecture tour to cover debts incurred by his disastrous polar mission. Rory Sheridan's Tales of the Antarctic – review 2012-09-25T17:06:09Z

Taccone: Nobody in our group has a monstrous ego that is ruining the group dynamic. Lonely Island goes pop: The trio weighs in on weed, Macklemore and why Andy Samberg says “we were woke baes early” 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

There, he must confront his greatest obstacle: his own ego. What to watch on Wednesday: ‘Cooking with Paris’ on Netflix 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z

Mr. Schnabel became known for his bombastic ego and not his big heart. Mary Boone Is Not Done 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

I've seen amateur directors pander to the ego of the cast member with the strongest personality. How to act: stage stars share their acting tips 2012-11-28T19:30:02Z

Once you achieve a certain degree of solo success, collaboration doesn’t always come as easily as it might have early on when you were young and didn’t have the ego. “Yes, people know me as Saul Goodman”: Bob Odenkirk and David Cross talk reunion, “Breaking Bad,” “Mr. Show” 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

It does not make my ego bigger, it gives me more to do.” Marina Abramovic, Making Art in an Empty Space 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

"The film taps into something true, whether it's your ego, or just your critical inner voice telling you you're a failure no matter what you do. For some it's a louder voice than others." Keaton takes flight in Birdman film 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

Does Cameron’s project belong to the Spruce Goose genre of ego and ambition, a realm exclusive to the rich and well-to-do? James Cameron on Deepsea Challenge: I'm not just some rich guy on a ride 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

“Freud speculated that the self, or ego, depended on mental activities involving the transfer of energy,” the New York Times reports. 14 Factors That Affect the Decisions You Make 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

But my ego wrote a check my body couldn’t cash, and within four days I was inundated with requests, so I started a Facebook group of people whom I knew could sew. Kristina Wong’s Pandemic Story: Sewing With Her Aunties 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

It was insistently gigantic, from its earthshaking bass and its bombastic arrangements to the display of Mr. West’s ego, alternately confessional and proudly selfish. Critic?s Notebook: Where the Music Still Roils in a Critical Mass 2011-03-20T22:58:44Z

But this behavior isn’t the result of ego or whim. ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: All the Blues That’s Fit to Sing 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z

Later this year, Grupo's mostly instrumental alter ego, Brownout, whose lineup is drawn from the larger band, will release its third album. 2nd Grammy trip for Grupo Fantasma 2011-02-12T03:46:09Z

Roth’s own writing was full of provocations on the art of biography, full of masks and veils and alter egos, obsessed with plucking apart the idea of a self. In ‘Philip Roth,’ a Life of the Literary Master as Aggrieved Playboy 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z

He admits that his characters are alter egos of sorts. Lars von Trier on filmmaking and fear: ‘Sometimes, alcohol is the only thing that will help’ 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

“Being associated with one job is not the way I want my career to go, but I have realized that ‘Home Alone’ has become bigger than my ego,” he said. As Kids, They Starred in Holiday Hits. They Moved On. Can We? 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

Playful and affable where her alter ego is taciturn and matter-of-fact, she also veers sharply from Benson’s grayscale wardrobe, surrounding herself in color. As ‘SVU’ Makes History, Mariska Hargitay Makes Olivia Benson’s Mission Her Own 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

“He deserves the attention he’s been getting, but it’s not like he is wanting a lot of attention for himself. You’re not working with somebody who is on a constant ego trip.” Art, Darling 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

So as opposed to saying it’s another name, an alter ego, it’s like no, it’s featuring me. Q&A: Ciara on Being a One-Woman Army and Having a “Body Party” With Nicki Minaj 2013-07-03T12:00:06Z

And, as he puts it, “most houses that offer more than rudimentary shelter are in some sense acts of ego.” Books of The Times: ?Unreal Estate,? by Michael Gross - Review 2011-11-30T22:40:44Z

Miraculously, the cameras rolled, and all the tension, all the ego, all the incoherence exploded into the film’s most riveting scene: Deen, cold and evil; Lohan, vulnerable and afraid. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z

But as the show blossomed, so did the egos of its stars. ‘The View’: TV’s Most Dysfunctional Family 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z

His statements about violence and ego are powerful, and Abraham met them with impressive restraint that was no less distinctive; the harrowing and deeply expressive movements are seared in memory. Perspective | Storytelling is the key ingredient in the year’s best dance works 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

“All her innovations and preferences call attention to themselves,” he wrote, “even though they pretend to be ascetically simplified, all ego burnt away.” Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

In 1966, Mr. Williams signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to star in “The Green Hornet” as both the titular masked crusader and his newspaper editor alter ego, Britt Reid. Van Williams, star of TV’s ‘The Green Hornet,’ dies at 82 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

"It wasn't about ego," said Ferrer, the son of hairdressers who made his first feature, a murder mystery "with no nudity," when he was 16. Indie writer-director of post-9/11 thriller 'Retina' a multitasking whiz 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

“I always think of Marcel as my truest self, and what I would really like to be like if my ego, and the trappings of being a woman in patriarchy, didn’t get in the way.” The Next Act for Marcel the Shell (and Jenny Slate) 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

The giant diptych places the artist’s alter ego, a cross-dressing figure called Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, at the center of unsettling riffs on European colonization narratives. Perspective | America needs an epic narrative right now. Painters are working on it. 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z

“Dune,” which was nominated in 10 categories in total, won the Oscars for best sound, score, production design and editing during what the academy had branded “the Golden Hour” in attempt to assuage bruised egos. Onstage Slap Rattles Oscars, Before ‘CODA’ Triumphs 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

Everybody has to put their own feelings aside and their own egos. ‘Your dad’s in jail’ 2012-06-26T16:33:00Z

“There’s egos to deal with, politics to deal with.” T Magazine: The Making of Dover Street Market New York 2013-12-06T20:35:33Z

“You have to set aside your ego, you have to set aside your expectations, you have to set aside your personal agenda,” she said animatedly. You Can’t Spell Cher Without Her (and Her and Her) 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

My dad was a bit shocked to see my sci-fi alter ego going straight into this Martin Luther King speech; it was pretty full on. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z

It depends whether they care about 50 delicate egos in the room or the 200 million people watching at home who want a laugh. Ricky Gervais not hosting next year's Golden Globes ... 'Not yet anyway' 2011-02-02T12:57:31Z

Introverted and practical, he was in many ways Warhol’s alter ego, and he served as the Factory’s unofficial foreman and manager. Billy Name, Who Glazed Warhol’s Factory in Silver, Dies at 76 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

It’s taken him centuries to work up an ego this large and he wants his last act on earth to be one of extreme arrogance and mansplaining. RECAP: True Blood Watch: 'Love Is to Die' 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“He’s had a lot of mouths to feed and egos to soothe, and he managed it well,” Mr. Gagosian said. ‘The Miracle of Miami’: Art Basel Marks 20 Years in South Florida 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Philip’s midlife crisis — triggered in part by his envy of the American astronauts who land on the moon — is a study in the fragility of male ego. Review | ‘The Crown’ is back with midlife crises, heavy heads and sterling performances 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Topics: Christmas, Consumerism, , Macy's, Maybe there’s something about being a bilious cloud of rage and ego that just doesn’t spell Christmas “magic” to everybody. Will Macy’s dump Trump? 2012-11-13T19:52:00Z

The problems facing the industry are most often caused by short-term fixes instead of long-term strategies, the belief in quantity over quality and, of course, ego and inertia. Analysis | Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs. 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

As obvious as that sounds, it’s tempting for a chef to insert herself into the equation — to show off — and emphasize ego over ingredients. Requin review: A witty chef’s smart spins on coastal French cuisine 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Some tasting menus are designed with a chef’s ego in mind. Review | The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, under a new chef, calls for a road trip 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

In an industry rife with egos and sharp elbows, Mr. Lundvall generated an unusual amount of good will. Bruce Lundvall, Who Revived Blue Note, Dies at 79 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

At the outset, Roocroft establishes the world-weary exhaustion and vulnerability beneath the woman's atrocious ego and embittered bravado. The Makropulos Case 2010-09-22T20:59:00Z

That has been the key, pleasantly ironic discovery of the entire venture: that something so obviously brought into being by a runaway ego should end up being so humbling. The critic who hit the stage 2010-05-13T21:00:00Z

He has created this alter ego as a way of controlling the city, but it turns out that this character starts controlling him. "Cape" star James Frain reveals show's secrets 2011-01-10T01:45:50Z

For Mr. Criss, this detour from Hollywood has been a moment to savor rather than a ticket to an ego trip. Darren Criss of ?Glee? Fills Daniel Radcliffe?s Shoes 2012-01-02T18:51:19Z

“It was an alter ego at first,” he said. Jets’ Le’Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap game 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

Berry's been a main draw for the show since the second season, when Laszlo introduced his alter ego Jackie Daytona, regular human bartender, concocted to hide out in a small Pennsylvania town. It's a scientific fact: "What We Do in the Shadows" Laszlo is a friend we need, in deed 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z

The highest profile among this morning's YouTube Comedy Week releases, of course, is Learn Guitar with David Brent, the first of a series in which Ricky Gervais revives the most indelible of his alter egos. YouTube Comedy Week 2013-05-20T11:54:44Z

But as the capital merry-go-round spun its peccadilloes, scandals and ballyhooed promises, his jaunty baritone restored order with bipartisan japes and irreverent songs to deflate the preening ego and the Big Idea. Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

Femi is a proxy for the audience as well as your alter ego. "It's a quiet revolt": Filmmaker on how "The Last Tree" moves between Black and white spaces 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

Standing your ground, stamping your foot and demanding an apology may help restore your injured ego but in the long run it won’t resolve the issues clearly creating havoc with your communication. My mother-in-law should apologise to me | Mariella Frostrup 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z

Every album cycle they put on a new alter ego different from the last like a costume, taking on a whole new personality, aesthetic and sometimes public persona too. Doja Cat's new polarizing, dark side cashes in on how controversy always sells 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z

But be patient, persevere, switch to “Indian-time” and, if you must, see it as the first step in letting go of your ego. Top 10 yoga retreats in India 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z

Kobun’s job is to deal with Jobs’ extraordinary ego, which he does with marvelous wit and wisdom. The man, the machine and now Steve Jobs, the opera 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Backstage at the Bolshoi, egos will flare and careers may heartlessly crash. ‘Bolshoi Babylon’: Ballet’s dark side meets Kremlin politics 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Trying to apportion blame equally, Katz writes that "no creative space was big enough for two such large egos." 'The Partnership' looks anew at Brecht's creative circle 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

While Mr. Dendy seems tentative as his alter ego Theseus, he’s on firmer, friskier ground as his father, his grandmother and Pawnie. Mark Dendy’s ‘Labryinth,’ a Take on the Theseus Myth 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

It's rooted in a simple, artisanal approach to clothes - devoid of ego. Fashion spotlight shines on Ferragamo's Giornetti 2012-06-15T11:22:09Z

What Aldrich has to do, in the course of “Feud,” to make the movie that will be his comeback, is to court, cultivate, and manage the mighty egos of his two stars. What “Feud” Misses About Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and the Art of Movies 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

The role of the prompter, beyond the immediate effect of specific cues on the music, serves also to nudge aside the musicians’ egos. Critic’s Notebook: So Percussion’s ‘Where (we) Live’ Has Echoes of John Cage 2012-12-18T23:05:51Z

She shows empathy for the demands and expectations placed on those who perform at the highest level, while also acknowledging the havoc caused by their often elevated egos and sometimes unspeakable flaws. ‘The Silver Swan,” by Elena Delbanco 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

At a concert, she added, “you’re outside the concerns of your own ego, and there’s some larger universe inside yourself where you enter.” Lincoln Center Fall Festival to Focus on Spiritual 2010-05-12T20:15:00Z

As a trio, Grainyte added, “we can listen to each other and dive into this process without fighting or dealing with egos.” A Climate Opera Arrives in New York, With 21 Tons of Sand 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

Her ego only got involved in terms of, was this good enough. Fierstein, Lauper forge "kinky" show that's safe for Broadway 2013-04-05T10:33:46Z

But while Mother Courage is haggling with the sergeant over the price of a belt buckle, the recruiter, playing on Eilif’s naïveté and ego, draws him away before she can intervene. Review: A ‘Mother Courage’ Deployed to Africa 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Later, Bill balks at hiring Shep, fretting to Virginia that he was hoping to achieve renown through articles in medical journals not in TV Guide, and his ego looms quite ambitiously here. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: I Will Fix You 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z

In "Oppenheimer," the only accountability he faces is damage to his career, his ego and his sense of self. "Barbie" vs. "Oppenheimer": U.S. foreign policy has a lot to learn from this summer’s blockbusters 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z

It involves managing an enormous ego, as well as manipulating words. The perilous high-wire act of writing speeches for Donald Trump 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

But what Ms. Scott and her team summon here is that strange alchemy of ego, hunger, desperation and mysticism that infuses every great Broadway performance. Theater Review: Sherie Rene Scott: Semi-Star From Kansas 2010-04-30T02:27:00Z

They have to put their egos aside, instantly meshing their identities with the other background performers on the line. Backup Singers Are the Focus of ’20 Feet From Stardom’ 2013-06-07T12:00:01Z

They literally served no purpose other than ego fuel and the ability to look like a somebody, even if we felt like nobodies. "Uncut Gems" and the drive to look like a somebody, no matter what the cost 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

Ms. Clemens, in a part that recalls the embattled and idealistic heroines of David Hare, lends Hilary an appealing humility spiked with just enough ego to keep her this side of unmodulated piety. Review: Tom Stoppard’s ‘The Hard Problem’ Is a Mind-Body Gabfest 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

He struggles creatively — in crafting his script, he muses on variants of the Rimbaud pronouncement, “I is another,” and wrestles with his own ego’s place in a process that demands more empathy. ‘Tommaso’ Review: A Sober, but Not Serene, Life 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kaine also said that politicians didn’t mind, too much, the egos deflated along the way. They’ll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say) 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

"The thing that just struck me was how utterly unsuitable this place was for children, how it was built entirely for the monster egos of adults." The Loach family business 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z

But while the details may be true, most of the writing is baldly explanatory or clunky in its summarizing of the problems of ego and insecurity that helped destroy their marriage. | 'This Side of Paradise': The Tormented Fitzgeralds at Theater at St. Clements 2010-04-23T22:52:00Z

In an interview, she spoke about her 1960s alter ego and making the element of surprise work in her favor. ArtsBeat: ‘The Woman Who Can Bring Don Draper to His Knees’: Linda Cardellini on Her ‘Mad Men’ Role 2013-06-10T15:00:30Z

And the whole thing — featuring Torpedo Boy, Mr. Hancock’s alter ego, and an invasion of hooded Ku Klux Klansmen — is installed in a shed with one lone light bulb in the center of the gallery. Mark These Dates: A Wave of Art Is Coming Your Way 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

As a YouTube clip of the pair playing on stage together for the only time – in Seville in 1992 – reveals, Thompson has little of Dylan's rasping ego. Keeping the faith 2010-04-10T23:05:00Z

“It really messed with my ego. I did a lot of venting to my shrink.” When ‘Saturday Night Live’ takes your comedy partner, how do you feel? 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

I’m angry — Is she getting an ego boost out of this? When my therapist dared me to sleep with her 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

My ego about that was already there, and then in my last year of college, at the School of Visual Arts, I was walking through Astor Place and there was this Häagen-Dazs shop. The Many Layers of Lorna Simpson 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

Effective negotiators need less ego and sycophancy, more humility and coordination with members of their own side. Learning From Henry Kissinger 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Dowling writes admiringly about the “volatile cocktail of ego and competition”—the “blood sport” of peers ripping each other’s work to shreds—that pervaded the Iowa workshop in the decades after its founding, in 1936. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

Everyone starts to contribute to the story, and forgets about your ego. Stars of Malick's "A Hidden Life": When saying no is "enough to change the world" 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

HBO’s “Insecure” routinely earns comparison to “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—both are meticulous comedies of embarrassment, which send their respective authors’ awkward alter egos stuttering through a socially specific corner of Los Angeles. Issa Rae’s Breakthrough in “Insecure” Season 3, Episode 4 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z

About Mr. Bowie’s flamboyant alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, and his band, the Spiders From Mars, Mr. Trynka writes, these guys were “dangerous, a warning to lock up not only your daughters but also your sons.” Books of The Times: David Bowie, the Cool Chameleon From Mars 2011-07-21T22:10:17Z

Money, prestige, glamour, the rush of critical approbation, the ego boost of being at the center of the conversation, the social-media feedback loop — these phenomena become the new reality. Perspective | Stunting on the Louvre: Beyoncé, Jay-Z and the art of swagger 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

The prize shirt shows Snoopy, in the guise of his alter ego, Joe Cool, leaning nonchalantly against the distinctive Red Cross emblem above a caption that reads: “Be cool. Give blood.” Want This Snoopy T-Shirt? You’ll Have to Pay in Blood. 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

I suspect that's one reason so many cheating songs by women focus their ire on the "other woman" and not the man, lest fragile male egos get ruffled. America needs the Dixie Chicks' candor and audacity now more than ever 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

The posters introduce the alter egos of Swift and some other people you may recognize. Taylor Swift Previews 'Bad Blood' Video with Character Posters 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

“Getting perspective on your ego is something you work at in psychotherapy,” he added. With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

She also has a big ego and doesn’t like to own up to her mistakes. Perspective | Ask Amy: Deleted picture from work raises concerns at home 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

As for the effect on the public, whenever I’m obliged by some collector’s overblown ego to walk all over a museum to see work by the same artist, I certainly remember that collector. Letters: Private Collections: Bemoaning the Art Gap 2010-06-11T13:18:00Z

Many of Cage’s experiments with elements of chance were motivated by his interest in Zen philosophy, in which people’s egos and the accumulation of their experiences, tastes and desires are seen as obstacles to enlightenment. Critic’s Notebook: So Percussion’s ‘Where (we) Live’ Has Echoes of John Cage 2012-12-18T23:05:51Z

But this time, they’re transporting a dangerous passenger: Missy’s dark alter ego, Mirror Missy, who continues to encourage her — much like a Sith lord — to lean into her anger. How "Big Mouth" pushes back on the angry teenage girl stereotype 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z

It's now 22 years since Coogan unleashed his illustrious alter ego on Radio 4. Steve Coogan: forever Partridge? 2013-04-15T15:29:00Z

It could happen as Marvel conducts screen tests this week in its search for the actor to play Steve Rogers, the alter ego of the title character in its "Captain America" movie. Jim from "The Office" among Captain America contenders 2010-02-25T08:03:00Z

As Spinney grapples with his avian alter ego, "Big Birdman" nods to key moments from Inarritu's film and faithfully reproduces its invisible editing aesthetic. 'Sesame Street' gets in on Oscar mania with 'Big Birdman' spoof 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

James Murdoch can do X, Y and Z.’ And your ego goes, ‘Oh, that’s nice.’ James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z

“The stage is a great form to get your alter ego on and play,” Baker tells TIME. Sound for the Summer: Melbourne’s Indie Band Alpine 2013-05-21T19:20:32Z

It looks like he’s finally going to put his dastardly alter ego to work. Better Call Saul season two trailer: Jimmy McGill gets dark 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

His Troy is a dazzling blend of ego, defiance, regret, jerkiness, and cool. Oscar Spotlight: The Actors 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

"Essentially, there's a lack of professionalism, very poor timekeeping, a great deal of wasting time, and egos the size of which I've never seen in my life before." Glenda Jackson says MPs wouldn't cut it in the theatre world 2013-01-22T13:32:26Z

Burt also has a big ego and an attitude problem. Magic Man: A Q&A with Burt Wonderstone‘s Steve Carell 2013-03-08T13:00:42Z

Unlike his alter ego, Kartheiser could sell you any idea, but on this particular pitch I'm not quite convinced. Mad man 2010-04-24T23:05:00Z

Ms. Lee, like her alter ego Scout, was a tough little tomboy who enjoyed beating up the local boys, climbing trees and rolling in the dirt. Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Dies at 89 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

My actor’s ego can also make me stupidly pleased with myself. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

I'd rather check my ego at the door and go from there. "Your worst nightmare is to lose your child": Amy Ryan on her new Netflix film "Lost Girls" 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

Are they self-centered, too, and do they need to shed their “ego ideal,” or have they progressed to their second mountain, or is this story just about David and Kathy? David Brooks’s Conversion Story 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Immediately, tennis fans protested that the refereeing had been sexist, less about Williams’s behavior and more about an umpire’s ego wounded by a rebuke from a woman. Perspective | The ‘new’ Miss America and the trap of ladylike expectations 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

These two egos, for years bitter rivals, eventually joined forces to confront a “hammerlock on the planet’s oil market”. Guts, greed and gushers 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

When your ego interferes and says you, you, you — you have to do this right. Javier Bardem on "The Good Boss" humor: Humans love "seeing people suffer when we see they are safe" 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

I said, no, I’m here with my ego. Al Pacino on ‘The Godfather’: ‘It’s Taken Me a Lifetime to Accept It and Move On’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

He's a man of mellowness, not ego – far from bitter at the lack of meaty roles, just gently getting on with what he's offered. Christopher Lloyd: a reticent Hollywood icon speaks 2010-04-01T20:30:00Z

Take David Bowie, who wore chalky white makeup, psychedelic jumpsuits and a coiffed orange mullet to debut his otherworldly alter ego Ziggy Stardust in 1972. What the Mullet Means Now 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

An hour later, America had the answer its suspected for quite some time now: ego and delusion. Charlie Sheen's ego explodes on "20/20" 2011-03-02T13:30:00Z

Hughes, the softly spoken alter ego of Welsh actor/director Shon Dale-Jones, welcomed us with stories about childhood games of hide-and-seek – a welcome respite from the festival. Latitude theatre roundup: forest sets, bankers' debts … and getting wet 2012-07-16T16:27:04Z

“I understand artists’ egos all too well,” Ms. Dunham wryly notes. A Conversation With Nicole Eisenman and Grace Dunham 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

For him, Nassar is someone who “squeezes too hard the parts of himself he doesn’t like,” struggling to reconcile the demands of his ego with his yearning for a humble life. Why Brazil’s Greatest Writer Stopped Writing 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z

When you truly believe your co-parent’s way is wrong, as in, somehow unprincipled or harmful, then choosing not to back down would be a matter of principle, not ego. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Clashing parenting styles — or egos? 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

Her story is better than Diane's – a riveting drama of big egos, corrupted institutions, divided loyalties, conflicted motives, personal anguish, and, yes, real debate about science and saving the planet. Take climate scientists to task, but avoid formulaic boffin-bashing 2011-02-11T18:19:34Z

But Lee believed that his success was because his superheroes’ neuroses, flaws and ego trips made each one a little bit like him. ‘Stan Lee’ Review: For the Cameo King, a Struggle to Hold the Spotlight 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z

Immense in achievement and ego, both men revolutionized their media. 'The Social Network': A Pie in the Facebook 2010-09-24T18:50:00Z

This wasn’t just a blow to a Hollywood star’s ego. Is Broadway Just for Tourists? 2013-01-02T15:30:11Z

“Beneath the sweep of history,” Farrow reflects, “was a small human struggle, of ego and age and fear.” In His First Book, Ronan Farrow Laments the Decline of Diplomacy 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

Suppressing his male ego and taking one for the team may have helped Harris secure her win as the first woman of color VP. In case you missed them: the Guardian's unsung heroes of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Like Logan, Cox has a daughter and three sons from two marriages and, also like his alter ego, his childhood was unimaginably different from the one he was able to give his kids. Succession’s Brian Cox: ‘I was touched up by Princess Margaret’ 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

The duo’s path has not always been smooth but time has revealed some working truths they’ve learned — let your ego go and connect with your heart. New Tears for Fears songs ‘plumb the depths of our souls’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

Reeber's alter ego in red pants says discouraging things like "Don't ask for what you want," or "You are dreaming the wrong dreams." Dancer Amelia Reeber plays with puns and images in 'this is a forgery' 2010-04-23T18:24:00Z

It led to bruised egos in the Clinton camp given the candidate's long-standing ties to the industry. Hollywood likely to line up behind Hillary Clinton in presidential race 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

It took luck, a criminal’s ego and a crucial decision to publish an article to bring down the Unabomber. How publishing a 35,000-word manifesto led to the Unabomber 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

Saddling him with a Black sidekick named Battlestar whose main job is to prop up his ego, is quite the chef's kiss on the whole character. The forging of a Black Captain America by battling supremacy in "Falcon and the Winter Soldier" 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

You don’t see their egos being stroked into tumescence by mass admiration. Review: ‘Twelfth Night,’ in Two Plays, Blurs Identity 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

Depp happily admits that his pirate alter ego has been hard to shake, even in his private life. 'Pirates of Caribbean' turn 4, seek fountain of youth 2011-05-17T16:26:32Z

The ego is saying, You don’t know who I am. Worst co-worker ever 2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Stupidity, idiotic behaviour, scamming people. I mean, Trump is hilarious. To see an ego on display and maneuvering so joyfully and in such a destructive way, it’s the craziest, it’s hilarious to see.” Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk: ‘Trump’s ego is so destructive, it’s hilarious. Until he gets elected’ 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

Pratt is a savant of the reality-TV form, and he was, back in the day, skilled at inhabiting a nasty character, with his muscular tantrums and tremendous ego trips. “The Hills: New Beginnings” and Our Warped American Reality 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

It’s a celebration of the ego and the dark impulses that fuel it. ‘Hamilton’ choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler delivers a revolution that rocks  2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

The source of such charity, I suspect, is humility, and it manifests as an eagerness to step aside, to suppress one’s ego. Sue Miller’s ‘Monogamy’ Begins With an Ending 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z

Josh Ostrovsky’s outrageous alter ego rose to fame over the past few years by sharing funny photos and memes with his millions of Twitter and Instagram followers, often without attribution. Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, his fictional alter ego was growing into a legend around the West. The real Grizzly Man: No one knows brown bears like Vietnam vet, monkey-wrencher, wild man Doug Peacock 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

There’s no contrapuntal play of egos and ids; the flashlight beam of his imaginative sympathy has not yet extended itself very far outward. Books of The Times: ‘Every Day Is for the Thief’ by Teju Cole 2014-03-25T20:21:54Z

House rules include “no name dropping” and “leave your ego at the door.” Five Places to Visit in Amman with a Hometown Fashion Designer 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Cooks and bakers like to separate ourselves into camps, largely for ego safeguarding. A professional baker's guide to embracing your culinary "superpowers" 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

He is Mr. Robot and lets face it, his alter ego is ready to kill 100s if not thousands of people. ‘Mr. Robot’ Season 2 Finale: Fade to Black 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

For the record, ladies, that’s the kind of comment from which a male ego might never recover. Movie Review: ‘The Babymakers,’ With Olivia Munn and Paul Schneider 2012-08-02T18:40:16Z

He's spent the entire year trying to get information from us and trying to feed his ego and appetite for attention. How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t change my name. It was just part of one of my alter egos. One of my alter egos is Love.” Brother Love? Puff Daddy? Call me what you want, says Sean Combs 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

And there was a sense this week that some designers were trying to recapture that moment, back before everything became so corporate and ego driven. On the Runway Blog: Fast Forward to the Fierce '90s During Milan Fashion Week 2012-09-24T14:10:25Z

“I’m done!” she said, throwing her arms in the air like her superstar alter ego. Molly Shannon Loves You, but Will Not Give You Her Number 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Routinely, Natterson checks her writerly ego for the sake of clarity and health, offering anecdotes right up front and bullets of “how to talk about this stuff” at the end of every chapter. The Myth of the Silent, Sulky, Horny Teenage Boy 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

Picturing Davis with her unsatisfied ego pounding in her chest, putting it all down on paper, thinking no one would ever care for her again, just before they did. The guilty pleasure of reading Hollywood memoirs 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

I'm still figuring out who I am, but I'm a lot more stable in my ego and personality than when I was 10 or 15. Oscars 2015: 'Boyhood's' Ellar Coltrane balances fame and the future 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z

She has a psychopath's ego and an assassin's skill, but she has a blundering way of being alive. Manic pixie death girl: “Killing Eve” and the adorable assassin 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

They were so wild, in fact, that she created her alter ego, Carrie, to mask her own escapades. Review | Are you a Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte or Miranda? 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

What’s more, for him to make something other than a universally accepted smash would be a thing that his ego couldn’t bear. Kanye West, Still Unfiltered, on Eve of Fifth Album 2010-11-19T04:30:00Z

It's another way to get away from the ego. Trey Anastasio and the art of improvisation 2011-09-05T20:01:00Z

Besides expecting her employees to be feminists, Ms. Pelletier also asks them to leave their egos “in the parking lot” and to be honest. The Pill Helped Start the Sexual Revolution. What Will Phexxi Do? 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z

The ballet’s progress takes us from private emotional turmoil to dazzling public control, from the id to the ego. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Revisits Three Works 2012-06-01T22:46:12Z

The cosmic crimefighter belongs to the child alter ego mode of superhero, which means the studio has two roles to cast and a gaping chasm of audience disbelief to bridge. We've reached peak superhero. So which ones should we cull? 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

And though some of the southern roads got land grants, they were constructed with private money and guided by private egos. 'Rival Rails' tells the story of the Santa Fe Railroad 2011-01-06T00:10:04Z

All are free, and you can rely on Mishler’s calm, humorous encouragement and lack of ego. Ephrat Asherie, Frederick Ashton and a Solemn Memorial 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z

Be Thankful For The Job If you ask me, ego is a bad word, and conceit doesn’t equal confident. 10 Ways You Can Be More Confident at Work 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

As a survivor of abuse, bullying and mental illness, she says, she found in the frail and dreamy JT a viable alter ego, the first-person narrator of fantasies that leaked into the real world. Review: ‘Author: The JT Leroy Story’ Renders a Literary Charlatan 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

But the violence Burgess did to his ego did change him; his subjects and his sister Death remind him of that. Enter "Sandman," right on time 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z

Anything beyond that, to them, is a terrifying unknown to be used as a tool for their own ego and interests or, when not that, managed and dealt with like livestock or a project car. “The Exorcist” celebrates 50 years of man’s greatest fear . . . girls 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z

She called her magnified, zaftig alter ego The Bunch. Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Pioneering Comics Memoirist, Dies at 74 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z

“My ego says no,” he wrote, “but my reality says yes.” You don’t know his face. But voice actor Frank Welker likely ruled your childhood. 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

“I don’t think the male ego is necessarily conducive to having a really successful and recognisable partner. I think it can be hard and I now accept that!” Glenn Close: ‘People don’t realise that you keep your sexuality up until you die’ 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Emmys host Stephen Colbert followed up the joke, commenting, “Wow, that really soothes my fragile ego. I can understand why you’d want one of these guys around.” Sean Spicer's Emmy cameo was amazingly tone-deaf 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

There are those of any nationality who prefer their music making simple and sober and ego free. Ren? Jacobs?s Harmonia Mundi CDs and DVDs 2011-11-20T02:15:30Z

Or the unnamed antihero of “Fight Club,” who is, we eventually learn, hallucinating an alter ego. "Mr. Robot" and the Angry Young Man 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

Silverio is so determined to defend himself that it may be superfluous to defend “Bardo,” which is proudly and self-evidently the product of a monumental ego. ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ Review: It’s a Stressful Afterlife 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Because these ceremonies are, by definition, self-congratulatory, with speeches of tearful gratitude a near-certainty, the tradition has been for the host to spear a few egos. TV matters: Ricky Gervais and other awards ceremony hosts 2011-02-10T08:05:01Z

The gap for me is that these award shows have become a self-serving forum for a bunch of overpaid, indulgent narcissists parading their egos and wealth. Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

It’s definitely a knock to your identity and your ego and your self-confidence. Adrenaline and Ease: Inside a Dancer’s Ballet Theater Debut 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

“He did ask for my phone number after rejecting my hug, so my ego was slightly cushioned.” Date Lab: A goodbye hug was denied (for social distancing concerns) 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA Since 1971, Davos has been the playground of the rich and powerful, a small Swiss resort that once a year hosts a glittering party for hypertrophied egos and atrophied minds. Spitting Blood: The History of Tuberculosis by Helen Bynum – review 2012-11-15T08:00:06Z

Mr. Van Horn, bewigged, appeared as his drag alter ego, Summer Camp. Stimulus Programs That Roll at Night 2010-03-04T06:50:00Z

Broods affectionately call the producer their "musical father", and keep his ego in check following a double Grammy win, for Lorde's Royals, earlier this year. Broods: New Zealand's next pop export 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

If that fails, there’s the tactic of co-opting his dad’s ego for his own cause. Carolyn Hax: Accepting Dad unconditionally, hard-wired opinions and all 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

Sometimes I am reminded of that wreckage, the wreckage of an ego out of control. Must I be the ghostly girl? 2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

Readers took the paper at least partly for them or–more than journalists’ egos might care to admit–mostly for them. Travoltify Your News! Why Name Generators and Quizzes Are the New Crosswords 2014-03-05T14:46:38Z

Though Perry was stunned that first night, in fact, his background had prepared him well for the whirling artistic egos, fast pace and fickle public demands of a successful jazz restaurant. Rob Perry, the face of Jazz Alley, soon to retire 2011-07-27T00:46:09Z

Each of his movies are littered with occasions when he steps on people — sometimes intentionally, sometimes unwittingly — leaving a path of villain origin stories and bruised egos in his wake. Iron Man: The secret bad guy of the MCU? 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z

If so, it may be because, for once, Thomas’s id overruled her ego. Review | In the darkly comic boarding-school world of ‘Oligarchy,’ being thin is everything 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Most of his business decisions are impulsive and bad, made not out of financial savvy but to boost his own ego. "Succession," Trump, and the end of the American myth of meritocracy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

She became my alter ego; during the rest of my BA, I took photographs of myself as Lola in this dress, and filled a book with photographs and stories about her. Photographer Sarah Roesink's best shot 2011-07-31T21:30:03Z

But, after people started to ask what Fatima looked like, Stout took her first self-portrait as her alter ego—dressed, a little ostentatiously, in heels and sporting long, straight dreadlocks. Playing Hoodoo: Renée Stout and “The Rootworker’s Table” 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

Of Gods and Men strives for simplicity; cinema is usually about dynamism, attraction, ego, but this movie concerns the renunciation of these things, in art and life. Of Gods and Men ? review 2010-12-02T15:00:00Z

“We as neurotypical people often have all of these blocks that prevent us from being honest. We don’t want to hurt somebody’s feelings or we have an ego,” she says. ‘As We See It’ portrays young adulthood on autism spectrum 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z

"That really soothes my fragile ego," Colbert replied. Stephen Colbert Goes After Donald Trump in Emmys Monologue 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure it would resonate with a wider audience until friends sent her video clips of a Minneapolis brunch where drag queens had dressed as all of Wanda’s alter egos. How Elizabeth Olsen Came Into Her Powers 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

Ms. Rancourt’s memoir — Melody is her alter ego — is hauntingly familiar. 'Absolute Transmetropolitan' and 'Melody': A Squalid City and a Stripper Memoir 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

But the play is saturated with the texture of the contemporary art world, or at least the high-end, globe-trotting portion of it, with its never-ending streams of money and collectors, egos and pretensions. ?Happy Days in the Art World? at Performa 11 2011-10-31T22:10:32Z

The annual Walk For Wishes is looking for superheros, princesses, firefighters and any other alter ego you may favor for its fundraising event Sunday at Marymoor Park. Get active for causes that help youth 2013-09-11T21:14:34Z

The egos were too big to handle and the priorities left me yearning for something more meaningful. True Tales of ‘Sex and the City’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z

She teaches him how to behave if ever stopped by the police: head up, eyes forward, ego down. 'The Bitter Game': Personalizing the Black Lives Matter movement through theater 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z

Colbert then brought out his far-right alter ego to discuss his “misguided analysis of Trump’s budget”. Late-night TV roundup: 'Trump lied on Twitter during a hearing about him lying on Twitter' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Chalifour played the concerto almost as one of the orchestra, not as a flamboyant soloist needing to stamp every instance with ego. Beethoven sounds a defiant tone at the Bowl 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

Ms. Ringwald, in particular, served as a sort of alter ego for many girls. Molly Ringwald and the Grown-Up Life 2010-05-12T23:05:00Z

It was less about the bruised ego but more the audacity of it. Lupe Fiasco: 'I have the right to speak out' 2011-03-03T21:59:00Z

“That’s one of the hardest things to do: to relinquish part of yourself — your ego — for someone else,” Paul says. Their first kiss? A peck on the cheek while his date was in the coatroom. 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

He "lost his ego" some time ago, apparently. Why we're watching: Ed Skrein 2012-06-09T23:08:04Z

While some miss the mark — once again, he relies heavily on an uninspired stereotypically effeminate “gay voice” — he proves himself to be quite a showman, very unlike his understated “Louie” alter ego. Louis C.K.’s new stand-up special: From kids to death, the comedian covers familiar, very funny ground 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

After telling me this, he adds, “My ego is as big as all outdoors.” They restored a famous architect’s first house. What happens when he comes to visit? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

The Wyoming listening session was up there with the golden-era Kanye West exploits: an absurdist stunt, an immense display of ego and a genuinely new contribution to the rich history of hip-hop excess. Into the Wild With Kanye West 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

Here’s one more, short and sweet, from author and fitness expert Jillian Michaels: “A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.” Do millennial women really need the book ‘How to Skimm Your Life’? Give us more credit. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z

While she comes off as cerebral and soft-spoken offstage, her jaunty stand-up alter ego has the strutting charisma of a rock star. The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

The humor is arch, yet the characters — monster stage egos and all — are endearing. Outdoor movies, 'The Bretts' and Pronunciation Book are Seattle Times favorites 2011-08-20T18:07:22Z

But for O'Shaughnessy, the importance of this doctrine derives at least as much from a first-person perspective: the ego cannot retreat fully into a purely mental realm, devoid of contact with the physical body. Brian O'Shaughnessy obituary 2010-07-14T17:13:00Z

The tenor of the workshop proceeds from the leader, which is to say, the particularities and prejudices of one person—one ego. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

If celebrity is the biggest party the ego can throw, then the example set by Bill Murray takes the principle a step further, asking: Can the ego crash its own party? This Season’s Best Books on Hollywood 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

And ego is something I've always tried to keep out of my life as much as possible. Mike Myers: why I made a film about supermensch Shep Gordon 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Whenever you deal in the designer creative arts, you are dealing in the realm of ego. Nike’s Chief of Design Doodles All Day 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Its creator and star is Andrea Savage, whose onscreen alter ego is a comedy writer, harried mom, and full-time potty mouth. The Toothless Satire of “I’m Sorry” and “Friends from College” 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

When Sheeni encourages him to be bad as part of a scheme to get him banished to Clear Lake, Nick develops his alter ego. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z

It only takes one force of massive ego to get the boulder rolling. Brett Kavanaugh’s SCOTUS rose ceremony: When networks help Trump win ratings, democracy loses 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

And there are times, particularly when you are reviewing the performing arts, when you can't help wounding the ego and professional pride of a playwright, director or actor. How rude should theatre critics be? 2011-07-29T14:03:46Z

“We all talk about films about directors like the wonderful ‘8 ½’ which I’m very inspired by, but they’re always these male directors, these sort of male egos,” she said. Women filmmakers have record showing at Berlin Film Festival 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

At the moment, in a move very uncharacteristic of their onscreen alter egos, Jacobson and Glazer are starting to focus on planning their future. Broad City stars: 'Comparing us to Girls is reductive' 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

The series, titled Altered Images, was Warhol's homage to Marcel Duchamp's alter ego Rrose Selavy, who was photographed in a ladies' hat and fur collar by Man Ray in the 1920s. Lady Warhol 2011-06-30T07:49:24Z

But the indivisibility of Mr. Epperson and his alter ego was evident in his program of obscure show tunes, some outfitted with new lyrics and strung into medleys. Review: John Epperson Steps Out, Leaving the Diva at Home 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Ms. Cohen also writes that Yunior is "a gorgeously full-blown character," and that "at this point it just seems lame not to refer to him as Díaz's alter ego, so conspicuously do their biographies overlap." ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: The Return of Yunior 2012-09-21T16:34:06Z

Those may sound like suspiciously self-effacing comments from someone in a profession that fosters sizable egos. Music Review: London Symphony Orchestra, With Colin Davis - Review 2011-10-20T21:57:49Z

The bickering wasn’t just a matter of ego. ?Housewives? at Every Turn in the Hamptons 2011-08-03T21:32:18Z

The point, as he has explained, is to make it easier for him to get beyond his own ego, to draw closer to his music. Celebrating Charles Gayle at the Vision Festival 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z

“It’s over. You’ve ruined your body. Your ego killed you. Rotted you.” David Hallberg’s Tell All (About His Own Psyche) 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Any number of details seemed inflated in Milan, and, no, I’m not referring to egos. 2010-01-19T19:34:00Z

Not sure what it is about thinking about and designing buildings that inflates the ego so much but I've sure seen my share. Women Say Richard Meier’s Conduct Was Widely Known Yet Went Unchecked 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

How are you able to overcome things like ego when making a decision like ending a feud? Rick Ross Isn’t Moving to Paris Anytime Soon 2014-03-04T14:13:15Z

De la Fuente excels at displaying Cervantes’s moments of self-doubt and his very healthy ego. GALA’s ‘Cervantes’ captures the twists and torments of a writer’s life 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z

If I could do that, be able to point to the thing that sounded like the finest idea of the day, then ego went out of it for all of us.” ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail, at the height of his powers 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

It’s very hard to imagine that occurring, actors and director, without ego—to be able to build that level of conversation, of trust, engagement, is quite rare. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Craig Zobel Talk 'Z for Zachariah' 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

I just don't see that anywhere else in our world: too often, it's about the overblown maestro ego and not about the music itself. Sir Colin Davis remembered: 'He worked little miracles' 2013-04-15T18:13:39Z

“Coming back, I’m just Porter Sullivan from down the street. I’m just dad taking care of my kids. There isn’t this ego stroke going on all the time, which isn’t real.” Sub Pop rapper Porter Ray breaks out of personal, creative lull with vivid new album 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

“It’s next to impossible to know it’s him on a property,” he said of Mr. Hadid, “until he posts on Instagram and his ego gets in the way.” The Fight for Franklin Canyon 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z

Pessoa, the great Portuguese poet, invented many alter egos; this book collects the work he wrote as a humble shepherd. New & Noteworthy Poetry, From a Hungry God to a Fake Shepherd 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

At 83, he’s old enough for false teeth, but he’s still got his chops; the Judge needs just a single bite to leave wounds on his ambitious son’s ego. Review: The Judge: To Mock a Killing Bird 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

By taking a mellow approach and keeping flamboyance and ego to a minimum, he made plain overlooked things that had always been there. Tom Petty, an Unfussy Rock Star Who Kept His Tenacity Under Cover 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Yet it's the haunted, gravelly alter ego that leaves the biggest impression. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z

In The Hunter, his Catalan peasant alter ego is captured simultaneously in the act of shooting a rabbit for his cooking pot and fishing for a sardine for his barbecue. A life in paintings 2011-03-20T00:08:06Z

Kevin Eldon opens his solo debut at the Stand in the guise of his earliest alter ego, performance poet Paul Hamilton. Poet, comedian, or both? 2010-08-27T16:10:00Z

It’s meant to point to the ego as the one root of all suffering. | Personal Journeys: A Cross-Country Drive With a Guru 2012-05-20T05:44:06Z

"My higher power is the universe... It’s always there for me, if I can get out of my ego’s way." The number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

For good measure the politicians here, played by Peakes and Bradford Farwell, as the opposition leader, dextrously animate the difficulties facing born operators who must check their own egos as they contend with royal ones. Review | Is there a crown in Charles’s future? ‘King Charles III’ looks into the crystal ball. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

He is one of the better-adjusted people on this island of misfit egos, though that isn’t saying much. Cannes: Cronenberg's 'Maps to the Stars, a (sort-of) Hollywood satire 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

Before a day has passed, egos are bruised and hearts battered. Evan Cabnet Directs Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Poor Behavior’ 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

Before draping his cape and waggling his fingers, Stephen Strange was a talented yet arrogant surgeon, driven by ego and ambition. 10 Things You Need to Know Before Seeing ‘Doctor Strange’ 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Surprisingly, Madonna was not comparing their ego or talent, but their shared ability to polarize and upset the masses. Madonna says Kanye is the Black Madonna 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z

What keeps the losers going is the same thing that made them winners in the first place: hubris, ego, conviction, certitude. Welcome to the losers’ club, Eric Cantor. Now, find the right metaphor for what’s next.

Intense and serious yet friendly, Crismore does not let ego get in the way, Brown said. Theater director uses innovation to draw audiences 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z

Kaling bundles up her alter ego as three genre tropes in one: the sassy best friend, the hot mess and the super-competent career woman. Mindy Kaling: 'My biggest challenge is being frequently underestimated' 2013-03-22T14:00:00Z

They suddenly become doubled — they acquire mature alter egos, a twist that transforms the ballet’s sense of time and space. Dance Review: A ?Nutcracker? Sprouts Alter Egos 2010-12-24T22:30:03Z

On the dancers’ heads sit tall conical felt hats called sikke, ranging from brown to gray to black depending on their sect; these represent the tombstones of their egos. Here’s what you should know before attending a whirling dervish ceremony in Turkey 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Her ego is less needy and less attached to "the stupid office" than Don's is. "Mad Men" recap: Through the looking glass 2010-10-11T12:30:00Z

She treats the master class as an occasion to perform her own brilliance, a temptation that can be fatal to the actual work of teaching, which finally rests on the canceling of ego. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

“Jane Fonda” shows everything – her pride, self-assurance and ego, but also her mistakes, vulnerability, longing and aches. Jane Fonda opens up about her “Five Acts”: It’s not your typical movie star story 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z

The lawyer added, of Mr. Lanez, “Hold him accountable for shooting the victim for nothing more than a bruised ego.” Rapper Tory Lanez Guilty in Shooting of Megan Thee Stallion 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

At some point you start to understand it's a job, although there's all kinds of ego stroking and everything. Eric Bogosian breaks down "Uncut Gems" and Adam Sandler's "amazing" performance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

As Springsteen puts it in the podcast, to change, you've got to forsake ego and "empty out and become a vessel" for empathy. At its heart, Obama and Springsteen's podcast is redefining the toxic masculinity upheld by Trump 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z

The greatest physicists in the world were assembled at Los Alamos, and their egos were immense, but they were lavish in their praise of Oppie's personal contribution: "He was very close to being indispensable." Inside the Centre: The Life of J Robert Oppenheimer by Ray Monk – review 2012-11-16T10:06:01Z

More concerning to Brolin is an issue he’s touched on in the past: avoiding the over-weaning ego that can spring from Hollywood celebrity. Josh Brolin: Tough rancher in ‘Outer Range,’ softie at home 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

I supposed if there is a negative review to something, you have to give up the ego for. "The Menu" director on his film's crossover with "Succession," flavored by "corrosive" egos 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

Most importantly, they can have a leader who acknowledges, without ego or pomp, when it’s time to hang things up and resign. Perspective | Jacinda Ardern didn’t make working motherhood look easy. She made it look real. 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Though Hadid appeared to take few if any steps to muzzle Schumacher, who settled into an online role as her outspoken alter ego, she preferred to let her buildings do the talking. A critic's take on the power of Zaha Hadid 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

“To manage big budgets, complicated long-term shoots, and work with wonderful, great egos.” Fjord focus: Nordic noir lets the light in at last 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

As alter ego Superwoman, she is equal parts funny and motivational, which has helped her amass more than 8 million subscribers and over 1.1 billion total views. Meet the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Internal politics ripped apart a lot of antiwar groups apart for reasons that often had more to do with ego than common goals. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: What About Bob? 2013-06-03T12:47:01Z

Ms. Brown’s alter ego suggests a madcap hybrid of Marilyn Monroe and Gracie Allen. Review: ‘Too Blondes,’ a Cabaret of Comic Confusion 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

They may as well crumble in the sky, an objective correlative to Griffin's broken spirit and ego. Zookeeper: Kevin James' Animal Distraction 2011-07-07T12:20:00Z

In none of these cases, does the self-referentiality come close to Mr. Baldwin’s ironic blows to his own ego. Cultural Studies: On Celebrities Good and Bad, or Alec Baldwin 2012-06-29T20:57:20Z

But there are no jostling egos on the stage, no feeling of restless supertalents champing at the bit for their moments in the spotlight. Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Shines in a Joyous ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z